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The 102nd U.S. Colored Troops Company C marches during the St. Clair Shores Memorial Day Parade in 2023.
File photo by Patricia O’Blenes
METRO DETROIT — As Memorial Day approaches, local communities are preparing to pay tribute to veterans who died while serving their country. The following are some of the parades, ceremonies and more held on and before the national holiday, which this year is Monday, May 26.
Berkley
Ceremonies at 11 a.m. May 26, gazebo at Berkley City Hall, 3338 Coolidge Highway, and noon, American Legion Post #374, 2079 12 Mile Road, berkleypost374.org
Beverly Hills
Parade at 11 a.m. May 26, starts at Groves High School, 20500 W. 13 Mile Road, and ends at Beverly Park, 18801 Beverly Road, ceremony and carnival follow, Facebook
Clawson
Ceremony includes 21-gun salute, 10 a.m. May 26, pavilion at Blair Memorial Library, 416 N. Main St., cityofclawson.com
Eastpointe
Parade at 11 a.m. May 26, starts at Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society Museum, 16600 Stephens Road, and ends at Spindler Park, 19400 Stephens Road, ceremony and picnic follow, (586) 445-3661
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Ferndale
106th annual parade at 10 a.m. May 26, starts near Livernois and Maplehurst streets, marches north to Oakridge Street, west to Pinecrest Drive, south to Nine Mile Road, east to Livernois and south to Memorial Mall, then ceremony with reading of local veterans who died in past year, ferndalememorial.org/memorial-day-parade
Franklin
Service pays tribute to 260-plus veterans from War of 1812 to present buried on site, also guest speaker Rob Grimaldi (president of Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund), music and more, 11 a.m. May 26, Franklin Cemetery, corner of Franklin Road and Scenic Drive
Grosse Pointe Farms
Event includes musical tributes, remarks, recitation of names of Grosse Pointe residents who died while in service and keynote speech by Lt. Col. Stephen Klenke (civil engineer for 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base), 10 a.m. May 26, lawn of Alger House at The War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Drive, free but registration required, warmemorial.org
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Grosse Pointe Woods
Ceremony at 10 a.m. May 26, Veterans’ Memorial Parkway Circle of Honor along Vernier Road near Mack Avenue, gpwmi.us
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Hazel Park
Service at 9 a.m. May 26, Salute to Heroes Veterans Memorial outside City Hall, 111 E. Nine Mile Road, then parade at 10 a.m., starts at Hazel Park Junior High School, 22770 Highland Ave., and ends at Hazel Park Community Center, 620 W. Woodward Heights, facebook.com/hazelparkrecreation
Madison Heights
Parade at 10 a.m. May 24, starts near Wilkinson Middle School, 26524 John R Road, and ends at football stadium at Madison High School, 915 E. 11 Mile Road, short service follows, loom.ly/LYPj-io
Novi
• Novi Memorial Day Run includes 5K run/walk at 7:30 a.m. May 26 and 1-mile fun run at 8:30 a.m., starts and finishes at Fuerst Park, 45325 W. 10 Mile Road, runsignup.com/race/mi/novi/novimemorialdayrun
• Parade from 10 a.m.-noon May 26, starts at Meadowbrook Commons, 25075 Meadowbrook Road in Novi, and ends at Novi Civic Center, 45175 10 Mile Road, cityofnovi.org/memorialday
Oakland Township
Ceremony includes reading of names of veterans who died while in service, 11 a.m.-noon May 26, Veterans Tribute of Oakland Township, 5236 Adams Road, vtotmi.org/events/memorial-day-ceremony
Rochester/Rochester Hills
Service includes music by Stoney Creek Band, opening remarks and prayer, medal presentation, speech by former U.S. Navy Seal Cmndr. Adam Weiner, and lowering of flag, laying of wreath and moment of silence, 8 a.m. May 26, Mount Avon Cemetery, 400 Sixth St. in Rochester, then Parade of Heroes at 9 a.m., follows new route from cemetery to Veterans Memorial Pointe, 1015 S. Livernois Road in Rochester Hills with ceremony around 10:30 a.m., also hot dogs from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Rochester Fire Department, 277 E. Second St., RSVP for latter to jcieslik@rochestermi.org or (248) 651-4470, rrc-mi.com
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Roseville
Parade at 10 a.m. May 26, starts at Roseville High School, 17855 Common Road, and ends at Roseville Police Department, 29753 Gratiot Ave., ceremony and festivities follow at Roseville City Hall, 29777 Gratiot Ave., (586) 445-5440
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Royal Oak
Parade at 9 a.m. May 26, starts at Main Street and Lincoln Avenue, ceremony follows at Royal Oak Veterans Memorial in Centennial Commons, Troy and Second streets, romi.gov
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Shelby Township
Ceremony at 1:30 p.m. May 25, Shelby Township Veterans Memorial, 52700 Van Dyke Ave., (586) 731-5154
Southfield
Ceremony includes remarks, kenote address and speech (latter by Elvin Barren of Montford Point Marines), recognition of Southfield police officer James McMahon (died on duty in 1971), presentation of colors, 21-gun salute, playing of taps, and invocation and benediction, 9 a.m. May 23, Southfield City Hall, 26000 Evergreen Road, facebook.com/southfieldcityhall
St. Clair Shores
• Service presented by VFW Bruce Post #1146, 9-10 a.m. May 25, Veterans Memorial Park, 32400 Jefferson Ave., facebook.com/vfw1146brucepost
• 72nd annual parade from 1-3 p.m. May 25, Harper Avenue from Ridgeway Street to 11 Mile Road, scsparade.org, facebook.com/scsmemorialdayparade
Sterling Heights
Ceremony features remarks from grand marshal and World War II Navy veteran John “Jack” Jones and others, 9 a.m. May 26, City Center courtyard between Police Department and City Hall, 40555 Utica Road, then parade at 10 a.m., starts at City Center parking lot and travels south on Dodge Park Road, sterlingheights.gov/713/memorial-day-parade
Troy
• “Greatest Generation” concert performed by Birmingham Concert Band, 3 p.m. May 25, White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, 621 W. Long Lake Road, birminghamconcertband.com
• Ceremony includes speeches by U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Bryon Harvey and others, music by Troy Heritage Concert Band, raising of colors and laying of wreath, 10 a.m. May 26, Veterans Memorial Plaza in front of Troy City Hall, 500 W. Big Beaver Road, troymi.gov
• Service and tribute to “Polar Bear” soldiers who fought in Russia after World War I, 11 a.m. May 26, White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, 621 W. Long Lake Road, whitechapelcemetery.com
Utica
Ceremony includes gun salute, playing of taps, laying of wreath and guest speaker, 2 p.m. May 25, Memorial Park next to Utica Public Library, 7530 Auburn Road, refreshments follow at American Legion Post #351, 46146 Cass Ave., (586) 739-1600
Waterford Township
Parade presented by Pontiac-Waterford Township Elks #810, 10 a.m. May 26, marches along Dixie Highway from Sashabaw Road to Walton Boulevard, then hot dogs, bounce houses and more at VFW Post #1008, 1690 Airport Road, (248) 673-9860
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