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2022 Montgomery Twp. Memorial Day Ceremony, May 30

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The 2022 Montgomery Twp. Memorial Day Ceremony on May 30th was a solemn observance on a beautiful spring day. The service included lowering of the flags by Montgomery Township Scouts, a spiritual message provided by Reverend Christopher Heitkamp, reflections provided by Montgomery Mayor Devra Keenan, and the playing of Taps. It was held at the Montgomery Veterans Memorial in Montgomery Veterans Park, Harlingen Road, Belle Mead.

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MONTGOMERY VETERANS MEMORIAL
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
(alphabetical order)
2023

REGULAR MEMBERS

Dimitra Bairaktaris, Regular Member, Chairperson

Jim Bushong, Regular Member

Hugh Dyer, Regular Member

Chris Heitkamp, Regular Member

Hon. Don Matthews, Regular Member

Dale Weingart, Regular Member

ADVISORS

Vincent P. Barragan, Township Committee Liaison

Simon Clark, Advisor

Tom DeGaglia, Advisor

Subhash Durga, Advisor

Mike Maloney, Advisor

Pete Rayner, Advisor

Harel Rosen, MD, Advisor

IN MEMORIAM

Honoring the significant contributions of past Committee Members

Gerald (Gerry) Cianfrocca (Army)
Vietnam War Veteran, Founding member and First MVM Committee Chair, Executive at Johnson & Johnson

Claude Lewis (Navy)
WW II Veteran, Founding MVM Committee member, Montgomery Township Fire Commissioner & Fire Police

Robert Kress
Founding MVM Committee member, Former Mayor of Montgomery Township

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MONTGOMERY VETERANS DAY PROCESSION & CEREMONY

Montgomery Township will celebrate and honor its Veterans on Sunday, November 9, 2025.

Weather permitting, there will be a procession and ceremony in honor of our veterans on Sunday, Nov. 9. It is suggested to arrive by 1:30 to the upper parking lot of Veterans Memorial Park. Harlingen Road from Devon to the Memorial will close briefly for the procession at 1:45 p.m. at the intersection of Harlingen Road and Devon Drive and end at the Montgomery Veterans Park on Harlingen Road.

The Procession will be followed by a ceremony starting at 2:00 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial. The celebration will include historical military displays, the Presentation of Colors by the Boy and Girl Scouts, recognition of our Veterans present, readings from Montgomery Lower Middle School students, musical selections by the Lower Middle School Chorus representatives and the playing of Taps. Speakers will include Minister Shelly Bell; Montgomery Township Mayor, Neena Singh; Guest Speaker, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, District 12; Lisa Romano, Principal of Montgomery Township Lower Middle School; Mike Maloney of Rolling Thunder and Dimitra Bairaktaris, Chairperson of the Montgomery Veterans Memorial Committee. Come join us!

In the case of inclement weather: the Ceremony will take place at the Montgomery Municipal Building, 100 Community Drive. An announcement will be made on the Township website at montgomerynj.gov and on its Facebook page (facebook.com/inmontgomerynj) to inform the community about the change.