Putnam County Memorial Day Events & Festivities 2018
Friday , Saturday , Sunday, & Monday
May 25, 26,27,28, 2018
Putnam County Joint Veterans Council-
John Morris Memorial Watchfire Vigil, each night
6 PM-6AM May 25,26,27 Opening Ceremony Friday the 26th at 7:00 PM
Flag Retirement through out the Vigil.
Sunday May 27, 2018
VFW Post 1374 & Auxiliary, Carmel &
American Legion Post 270-
9:30 AM Ceremony at monument on Terryhill Road, Kent
11:00 AM Ceremony at Post Home 32 Gleneida Ave, Carmel
Refreshments to follow 11:30 Ceremony
Monday May 28, 2018:
VFW Post 391, Putnam Valley-
11:00 AM Ceremony Putnam Valley Town Hall
12:00 Ceremony Lake Peekskill Monument (Chester Place)
1:00 PM Ceremony Post Home 153 Oscawanna Lake Road
Refreshments to follow 1:00 PM ceremony at Post Home
2:00PM Start of “Round of Honor”. Visiting grave sites, cemeteries, and monuments
VFW Post 672, Brewster ( American Legion Post 71 & Marine Corps League Detachment 242 will be participat-ing)
Parade from Brewster Fire House to Veterans Park (formerly known as Electrozone Field (step off 11:00 AM)
Ceremony at Veterans Park following parade.
Light Lunch to follow at post home on Peaceable Hill Road
VFW Post 2362 and American Legion Post 275 Cold Spring-
9:00 AM step off at 85 Main St, Cold Spring Village Hall, to Veterans Memorial on Mains St, then onto the Old Cold Spring Cemetery (Revolutionary War), then to Nelsonville Town Hall. Ceremony at each location. Refreshments to fol-low at American Legion/VFW Hall on Cedar Street.
VFW Post & Ladies Auxiliary 5491 Mahopac &American Legion Post 1080-
Parade from Clarke Place to Veterans Memorial Park on East Lake Blvd. (step off 10:00 AM)
Ceremony to follow at Monument
American Legion Post 1080 Ceremony at noon following VFW
Ceremony at 333 Buckshollow Road
Refreshments to follow at VFW Post home
154 East Lake Blvd & at the Legion Post 333 Buckshollow Rd.
VFW Post 9257& Ladies Auxiliary & AMVET Post 1111
Putnam Lake-
Parade and Ceremony at The Monument located at the inter-section of Fairfield and Haviland Dr.
10:00- parade step off from The Castle Building located on Haviland Dr.
Refreshments to be served at VFW 9257, located at 4 Fairfield Dr, Patterson NY 12563
VFW Post 8013, Somers-
Annual Memorial Day Parade and Remembrance Ceremony. Step off 10:00 AM from Somers Middle School to Ivandell
Cemetery.
( Somers Post is part of the Putnam County Council VFW)
American Legion Post 1542, Patterson-
10:00 AM walk from Post home to monument on Rt. 311 for ceremony. Refreshments to follow at Post Home.
Wednesday May 30, 2018:
Putnam County Joint Veterans Council– 6:00 PM Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park
