Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade marches on
Brooklyn wouldn’t be the same without its annual Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade.
Year after year, the efforts have increased to keep the 146-year-old tradition alive, inviting all veterans to join in on the oldest continuously run parade in the nation that has been held in Bay Ridge for the past 21 years.
“I’ve been marching in this parade for over 50 years. Our ranks get smaller every year as we lose a few more of our comrades who fought in Korea and WWII,” said Prisco DeAngelis, a Korean War veteran and Purple Heart recipient.