COLTS NECK MEMORIAL DAY PARADE BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER
By SUSAN MURPHY
Colts Neck Township has held a Memorial Day Parade for over 40 years.
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ach year residents line the parade route or gather at Memorial Park for a special remembrance ceremony. Representatives of the many organizations in town marched down the one and a half mile parade route from Town Hall onto Heritage Lane to Heyers Mill Road and stopped at Memorial Park. Residents were dressed in red, white and blue and waving flags as parade participants passed by. Several residents brought their dogs who also wore patriotic neckerchiefs! “Memorial Day in Colts Neck is a special day set aside for remembering the men and women who 64 JULY 2011
died while serving our country in the armed forces,” shared Recreation Director Thomas Hennessy, Jr. “We observe the day with a parade, a true representation of small town American’s tribute to our local and the country’s deceased veterans,” he added. Mr. Hennessy was pleased that after many attempts at securing a military vehicle, they were able to have a 7-Ton military transport vehicle from the Marine Transport Motor Pool in Red Bank, thanks to the efforts of Colonel Jim Sfayer. Master of Ceremonies during the Grave Site Ceremony at Memorial Park was Jim Valenti. The Invocation was given by Pastor Chris