MEMORIAL DAY

VIRTUAL CEREMONY

MONDAY, MAY 25TH

Join us on Monday, May 25th for our virtual Memorial Day ceremony.

This event will be broadcast live at 11:00AM across our social media and posted afterward here on our website.

Thank you for remembering those that lost their lives while serving in the United States Armed Forces – we look forward to seeing you on the 25th.

PROGRAM

Welcoming Remarks
Melissa Ziobro, Professor at Monmouth University & NJVVMF Trustee

Invocation
Joe Formola, Chaplain of the NJ State Council of VVA

National Anthem
Ali Gleason

What Does Memorial Day Mean to You?
New Jersey Vietnam Veterans

Scholarship Presentation
Rebecca DiBrienza, Scotch Plains Fanwood High School & NJVVMF Teacher of the Year

Reading of 2020 Winning Scholarship Essays
Abigail Lim & Julia Zulin

Closing Remarks
Jillian Decker, NJVVMF Director of Development

Taps
Jacob Cook, Barnegat High School Navy JROTC

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS VIRTUAL EVENT POSSIBLE

Richard Boyce
Jacob Cook
Rebecca DiBrienza
East Brunswick High School
Joe Formola
Ali Gleason
Ann Kelsey
Abigail Lim
Riley McInerney Eisenhower School
Michael McMahon
Gary Monsees
NJVVMF Staff
NJVVMF Volunteers
John Nugent
Remembering Vietnam Veterans in Barnegat
Melissa Ziobro
Julia Zulin
and all other friends of the NJVVMF who submitted “We Remember” videos

 

Production
Bensound.com, Music Backtracks
Purple-Planet.com, Music Backtracks
Jillian Decker, Video Editing