Tag Archives: U.S. ARMY

HONORING HEROES   Jersey City Veterans Day Parade kicks-off Sat, Nov. 12 at noon

  Standing up for Those Who Serve and Those who have Fallen

 By Sally Deering

Steven F. Fulop
Jersey City Mayor and U.S. Marine Veteran Steven M. Fulop

 

 

 

 

 

In these troubled times, the U.S. turns to its military, the men and women (and four-legged, bomb-sniffing soldiers) to protect America’s freedom and democracy.

On Sat, Nov. 12, starting at noon, Jersey City Mayor and U.S. Marine Veteran Steven M. Fulop and the Mayor’s Office of Veterans Affairs, local U.S. military men and women and other dignitaries will lead the 2nd annual Parade of Veterans and Heroes followed by a Veterans Resource Fair that will be held at City Hall until 5 pm.

The Parade of Veterans and Heroes is open to anyone who would like to march, especially men and women who are serving and have served in the military. Registration for participants will begin at 10 am at the Historic Jersey City Harsimus Cemetery on Newark Avenue near Dickinson High School. (You can also register online.) Continue reading HONORING HEROES   Jersey City Veterans Day Parade kicks-off Sat, Nov. 12 at noon