Western New York National Cemetery
1254 Indian Falls Road, Corfu, NY 14036
18 May 24 @ 1400 hrs (2:00 pm)
Flag Up (Installation of the yearly “Avenue of Flags” display)
25 May 24 @ 1000 hrs (10:00 am)
Memorial Day Ceremony – Public is invited
Memorial Day Schedule of Ceremonies - 2024
7:00 AM
Genesee Co. Park – Vietnam Veterans Memorial (VVA #193)
8:00 AM
Williams Park W.W. I Memorial (wreath laying, rifle salute & Taps)
8:30 AM
Batavia VAMC
8:45 AM
NYS Veterans Home
9:30 AM
Harvester Ave. Plot (wreath laying, rifle salute & Taps)
10:00 AM
Upton Monument (wreath laying, rifle salute & Taps)
10:30 AM
UMMC – Jerome Center (Memorial Day ceremonies: Invocation; Nat’l Anthem w/Batavia Concert Band; G.A.R. Order of the Day; Veterans Service Organizations Commemorations; Wreath Laying w/Gold Star Mothers; Honor Roll w/drum roll; Rifle Salute; Taps; Benediction; “God Bless America”)
11:30 AM
Glenn S. Loomis Grave - Elmwood Cemetery (Legion #332)
12:00 PM
Hansen Bros. Grave – Grandview Cemetery (MCL #951)
Participating Organizations
Veness-Strollo Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #1602
Glenn S. Loomis American Legion Post #332
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter #193
Sons of Union Veterans Abraham Lincoln Camp #6
Post Events After Ceremonies
Open House
VFW Post 1602 Veness-Strollo, 25 Edwards St., Batavia, NY
Luncheon for Veteran Participants of the Ceremonies
ALG Post 332, 8960 Alexander Rd., Batavia, NY
2024 Memorial Day Ceremonies
Alexander:
Parade starting at 10:15 a.m. beginning at the Rec Hall traveling to the Alexander Village Cemetery (a.k.a. Railroad Avenue Cemetery) with the ceremony at 11:00 a.m.
Batavia:
Parade starting at 9:30 a.m. beginning at the East Town Plaza traveling west along Main Street and ending at Alva Place.
Bergen:
Parade starting at 9:00 a.m. from Buffalo Street to Hickory Park with the ceremony to take place at Hickory Park at 9:30 a.m.
Byron:
Parade starting at 11:00 a.m. from Terry Street to Byron Cemetery with ceremony to take place following the parade.
Corfu:
Parade at 12:00 p.m. from Corfu Fire Hall on Rt. 33 to the Intermediate School on Rt. 77. Ceremony to take place following the parade.
Elba:
Ceremony at Maple Lawn Cemetery at 10:00 a.m.
LeRoy:
Parade at 10:30 a.m. from the American Legion to Trigon Park with a ceremony at Trigon Park at 11:00 a.m. immediately following the parade.
Veterans Day Ceremonies Schedule
Saturday, November 11, 2023
9:00 AM
Genesee County Park (VVA)
10:00 AM
Batavia VAMC
10:15 AM
NYS Veterans Home
11:00 AM
Upton Monument
11:30 AM
Jerome Center (UMMC) Monument
Organizations Participating
Veterans of Foreign Wars of Genesee County
Genesee County American Legion Posts
Vietnam Veterans of America – Chapter #193
Additional Ceremonies
10 November 2023
Western New York National Cemetery will have a short ceremony beginning at 9:00 AM
LeRoy
ALG Post 576 will be having a ceremony at Trigon Park at 11:00 AM