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Memorial Day service on the Battleship New Jersey honors the fallen (PHOTOS)
Navy heroes who gave the final word sacrifice had been honored throughout a Memorial Day service on the Battleship New Jersey Monday morning.
The Knights of Columbus led the ceremony, with John Brandon, of the Knights’ Fourth Diploma, Second New Jersey District, main the Pledge of Allegiance and Deacon Steve Scott giving the invocation. Talking had been Knights Walter Wych, the Knights’ vice supreme grasp, James Stoever, the Knights’ state deputy and Chris Tomasello.
Knights of Columbus members from left, Walter Wych, James Stoever, and John Brandon, put together to throw a ceremonial wreath into the Delaware River throughout a Memorial Day ceremony aboard the Battleship New Jersey in Camden, Monday, Could 30, 2022.Joe Warner | For NJ Advance Media
Brandon, Stoever and Wych additionally solid a memorial wreath from the battleship onto the Delaware River, in remembrance of the women and men of the navy who gave their life in protection of our nation.
The Battleship New Jersey is open for excursions daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s positioned at 62 Battleship Place in Camden. Extra info is accessible at 856-966-1652 or e mail data@battleshipnewjersey.org.
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Lori M. Nichols could also be reached at lnichols@njadvancemedia.com.