Memorial Day Ceremonies

2022:
Guest Speaker Abigail Metcalf Underhill, mother of US Marine recruit Wyatt John Underhill
With Master of Ceremonies Bernie Marvin, US Marine Corps Sergeant; invocation and benediction by Chaplain Mal Kircher; guidon bearer Logan Holland; welcome by Fire Chief Bruce Henry; Pledge of Allegiance led by Deputy Fire Chief Andy Mauchly; Memorial Day message by Sergeant Jon Foote; sign language interpreter Sydney Aube; and music by the Summertime Marching Band and students from the Piermont Village School

2021: Unveiling of the name of the late Scott Sayers, US Army Specialist, on the Piermont Veterans Monument.
Parade Marshals Don Stevens, World War II veteran, and Barbara Stevens, VFW Auxiliary
Guest Speaker Gary Moore, US Army Vietnam veteran
With Master of Ceremonies Bernie Marvin, US Marine Corps Sergeant, and Heather Subjeck, US Army Sergeant First Class; invocation and benediction by Chaplain Mal Kircher; guidon bearer Logan Holland, 8th grader at Piermont Village School; welcome by Selectman Wayne Godfrey, and music by the Summertime Marching Band and students from the Piermont Village School

2020: event postponed

2019:
Parade Marshal Ken Uline, World War II tanker veteran who served in the 1st Armored Division in the European theater and survived the Battle of the Bulge
Guest Speaker Rachael Brown, Captain US Army

Memorial Day 2019

Piermont veterans and residents, including Selectmen, decorated graves at River Road, Cedar Grove, East Piermont and Clay Hollow Cemeteries. This is done each year on the Sunday prior to Memorial Day. Attending these decoration activities were Piermont Selectmen Chairman Colin Stubbings and Randy Subjeck; Chaplain Mal Kircher, Rob Elder, Piermont Fire Lieutenant Ken Jones and Firefighters Tim Cole (K6). Also Jackson Schramm; Corporal Andrew Kircher, USMC and Sergeant Bernie Marvin, USMC.

Memorial Day 2019 (2)

2018: Unveiling of the new monument in the Veterans Memorial Garden in honor of Piermont’s veterans.

Photo credit: Pam Hartley
Photo credit: Pam Hartley

2017:
Parade Marshal Barbara Fitzpatrick
Guest Speaker Ray Holland, Iraq veteran, US Army

2016:
Parade Marshal Shirley Gould
Guest Speaker Helga Mueller, World War II
With Master of Ceremonies Bernie Marvin; invocation and benediction by Chaplain Mal Kircher; guidon bearer Morgan Moulton; welcome by Selectman Randy Subjeck, and music by the Bavarian Band and students from the Piermont Village School

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2015:
Parade Marshals Don Stevens, World War II veteran, and Barbara Stevens, VFW Auxiliary
Guest Speaker Piermont Police Chief Gary Hebert, Desert Storm, US Army

2014: Celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Town of Piermont
Parade Marshal Russ Gould
Guest Speaker Joe Medlicott, World War II

2013:
Parade Marshal CWO Steve Ward, US Marine Corps
Guest Speaker Mal and Diane Kircher, parents of Afghanistan veteran
With Master of Ceremonies Bernie Marvin; invocation and benediction by Chaplain Mal Kircher; wreath laying by the Robie family; guidon bearer Jared Garvin; welcome by Selectman Bob Lang, and music by the Lyme Town Band and students from the Piermont Village School

Photo credit: Pam Hartley
Photo credit: Pam Hartley

2012: The first service at the newly opened Veterans Memorial Garden.
Parade Marshal Bill Simpson, World War II, US Marine Corps
Guest Speaker Wayne Fortier, US Marine Corps, NH State Police, Vietnam veteran

Photo credit: Barbara Dutile
Photo credit: Barbara Dutile
Photo credit: Pam Hartley
Photo credit: Pam Hartley

Thanks to Bernie Marvin’s visionary leadership, the Veterans Memorial Garden was made possible by generous contributions from the Town of Piermont and many residents, including Jared Belyea, the Daley family, the Dion family Tom Gandin, Ernie Hartley, Bob Lang, Bernie Marvin and Polly Marvin, Andy Mauchly, George Mertz and Terry Mertz, Abby Metcalf and John Metcalf, Helga Mueller, Frank Rodimon, and Jean Underhill, who all kindly donated in recognition of our veterans.

Photo credit: Pam Hartley
Photo credit: Pam Hartley
Photo credit: Pam Hartley
Photo credit: Pam Hartley
Photo credit: Pam Hartley
Photo credit: Pam Hartley
Photo credit: Pam Hartley
Photo credit: Pam Hartley

2011:
Parade Marshal LT JG Lurlene Robie McLam, World War II, US Navy
Guest Speaker Colonel David Moore, US Marine Corps, Vietnam veteran

2010:
Grand Marshal Cy Jesseman, World War II, US Army
Guest Speaker Lt. Rick Ladd, US Army, Vietnam

Photo credit: Pam Hartley
Photo credit: Pam Hartley

2009:
Grand Marshal Babe Ackerman, US Army
Guest Speaker Major Koch, US Army, Iraq

2008:
Grand Marshal Jean Putnam, World War II, US Army
Guest Speaker Arnold Shields, US Army