GENESEE COUNTY/Pembroke/Large crowd attends Wreaths Across America at WNY National Cemetery on Saturday

Video story Good weather brought out many volunteer hands and families to the Wreaths Across America event at the WNY National Cemetery in Pembroke on Saturday afternoon. Wreaths Across America is held at over 4,000 cemeteries across the country. After a brief ceremony, the largest crowd to attend the event …

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GENESEE COUNTY/First Memorial Day Ceremony at WNY National Cemetery in Pembroke

This was the first Memorial Day Ceremony at the WNY National Cemetery in Pembroke. Since opening in November of 2020, 972 veterans and family members have been interred at the cemetery located on Indian Falls road. Today’s ceremony was provided by the WNY National Cemetery Memorial Council. According to James …

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GENESEE COUNTY/WNY National Cemetery entrance in Pembroke lined with 26 flags

Press release The Avenue of Flags is something National Cemeteries display during Memorial Day. National Cemeteries can either put small flags up at each marker or display an Avenue of Flags for Memorial Day. The Western New York National Cemetery has been recently approved to display the Avenue of Flags annually …

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