Ocean County Memorial Day Parade Set For Toms River

Toms River NJ

25 May, 2022

11:09 AM

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TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Ocean County Memorial Day Parade is set to return Monday in Toms River following two years of cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic. The parade, sponsored by the George P. Vanderveer American Legion Post 129, is set to begin at 9:30 a.m. Particpants will gather at the Toms River Shopping Center on Route 37 and march south on Main Street (Route 166) and then east onto Washington Street. The parade will feature numerous military vehicles, elected officials, civic groups, first responders, local high school marching bands and a showcase of vintage cars. At the end of the parade, there will be a ceremony held outside Toms River's Town Hall at 33 Washington St. with speakers and honored guests, a rifle salute, and the placing of the wreath on the veterans monument. Memorial Day honors the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. It was originally known as Decoration Day and originated in the years following the Civil War, according to History.com. It became an official federal holiday in 1971.