Published May 25. 2022 01:06PM
Veterans groups and municipalities have ceremonies planned in observance of Memorial Day.
Coplay:
Coplay American Legion Post 426 will hold its annual Memorial Day services May 29, beginning noon at the war memorial at the Coplay Saengerbund, South Fifth Street.
Whitehall:
A program involving the township’s three veterans groups - American Legion Post 367, Fullerton; American Legion Jones Quigg Post 739, Hokendauqua; and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7293, Egypt - as well as the Whitehall Police Honor Guard will be held 11:30 a.m. May 30 at the municipal building, 3219 MacArthur Road.
Before and after that joint event, the organizations will hold separate ceremonies.
American Legion Post 367 services will be 9 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. May 30 at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Mundy Lane.
VFW Post 7293 will begin 9:30 a.m. at the Cementon memorial, traveling to Egypt for a 10 a.m. service at the Doughboy statue and 10:30 a.m. at the park. Following the joint event at the municipal building, the group will conclude its program at the Post, 5209 Springmill Road. That event is planned to begin about 12:15 p.m.