American Legion Post 20, City of Crown Point to host Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony

American Legion Post 20 and the City of Crown Point will host the annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony on Monday, May 25.

The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m., May 25, with staging at the Cal Ripken Little League parking lot along Joliet Street. The parade begins on Joliet Street, goes to Main Street south to Wells Street and ends at the Historic Maplewood Cemetery.

At 11 a.m., there will be a brief ceremony at the Historic Maplewood Cemetery in recognition of those who sacrificed for our freedom with a presentation from Stephany Leonard, a U.S. Army National Guard veteran who lost her veteran husband to service-connected PTSD.

American Legion Post 20 Cmdr. Kevin Dvorak will deliver opening remarks, with Mayor Pete Land to deliver the reflection following.

Quick Facts

What: Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony

When: 10:30 a.m. (parade), 11 a.m. (ceremony) Monday, May 25

Where: Joliet Street (parade), Historic Maplewood Cemetery, Wells Street entrance across from Solon Robinson Elementary (ceremony)