Tag: Wreaths Across America
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North Brunswick to POWs/MIAs: You Are Not Forgotten
The North Brunswick community honored prisoners of war and those missing in action at a remembrance ceremony at the monument in Veterans Park on Sept. 18, organized by American Legion Post 459 and Wreaths Across America. In attendance were members of American Legion Post 459, left to right, North Brunswick Township Police Department, Middlesex County…
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Sept. 11 ceremony to be held at memorial site off Route 1 in North Brunswick
Wreaths Across America, sponsored through Elmwood Cemetery, will host a commemorative program to mark the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, at 10 a.m. Sept. 11 at the Sept. 11 memorial off Route 1 south near Chili’s Restaurant. All safety and health guidelines will be followed, including wearing a mask and social distancing during the…
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North Brunswick commemorates Flag Day
PHOTO COURTESY OF PETE CLARK North Brunswick American Legion Post 459, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2319 and the Wreaths Across America North Brunswick chapter held a commemorative Flag Day ceremony on June 14 outside the American Legion post on Linwood Place. Pictured are representatives from the Legion, VFW, Wreaths Across America, North Brunswick Police…
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Wreaths placed atop gravesites in North Brunswick
PHOTO COURTESY OF PETE CLARK During Wreaths Across American Day on Dec. 14 in North Brunswick, wreaths were placed on the graves of veterans at Elmwood Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery and Van Liew Cemtery. Pictured: Jill Hipko chose to place a wreath on the gravesite of Ernest W. Weber, who died Nov. 2, 1944, during World…
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North Brunswick marks anniversary of attack at Pearl Harbor with wreath-laying ceremony
NORTH BRUNSWICK – North Brunswick Wreaths Across America held a pre-Remembrance Ceremony on Dec. 6 to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which occurred on Dec. 7, 1941, in Hawaii. Members of Elmwood Cemetery, American Legion Post 459 of North Brunswick, and North Brunswick U.S. Navy veteran Jim Kletz laid a…
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Residents hold early Veterans Day ceremony in North Brunswick
PHOTOS COURTESY OF PETE CLARK North Brunswick residents and members of Wreaths Across America hosted a Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 8 at the North Brunswick Municipal Complex.