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Memorial Day Events in Hilton

Hiscock-Fishbaugh American Legion Post 788 will pass out Memorial Day Poppies on Friday, May 28, and Saturday, May 29, in front of Tops Market on South Avenue in Hilton. On Monday, May 31st, members of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6105 and the Parma-Hilton Honor Guard will remember their comrades with a flag lowering ceremony at Parma-Union Cemetery, 260 Parma Center Road, Hilton, at 8 a.m. Immediately following, a second ceremony will take place at the memorial in front of the Parma Town Hall, 1300 Hilton-Parma Corners Road. At 9 a.m. the groups will conduct a short ceremony at the Veterans Memorial on the south lawn of the Hilton Community Center. After placing a wreath in front of the memorial, the Parma-Hilton Honor Guard will render a gun salute; the ceremony will close with the playing of Taps. All in attendance are asked to maintain proper social distancing and wear a mask.

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Continuing a tradition started after the Civil War, members of Hiscock-Fishbaugh American Legion Post 788, Veterans of Foreign Wars Hilton-Parma Memorial Post 6105, and Boy Scout Troops 99 and 125 gathered on Saturday, May 15, to “decorate” veteran gravesites in Parma-Union Cemetery, placing 750 flags on headstones. The flags will remain in place through the Independence Day holiday.

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