Cincinnati Enquirer

Hamilton County

Blue Ash - The City of Blue Ash will host the 52nd annual Blue Ash Civic League Community Parade 10:15-11:30 a.m. Monday. As a result of parade activities and the Veterans Memorial ceremony following the parade, road closings will occur from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Reed Hartman Highway south of Carver Road, Cooper Road from Reed Hartman to Hunt Road, Kenwood Road from Cooper south to Hunt, and Hunt north from Kenwood to Cooper, will be closed at various times.

Colerain Twp. - Crown Hill Memorial Park, 11825 Pippin Road at Kemper Road, will honor veterans with a reading, prayers and music at 1 p.m. Monday. Information: 851-7170.

East End - A historic B-25 WWII bomber, the Barbie III, will be on display 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Sunday at Lunken Airport, 262 Wilmer Ave., to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day and the dedication of the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. The Barbie III is the only Flying H Model of a B-25, the same type aircraft used by the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.

In addition to static display tours, warbird rides will be available for a donation. Information: www.cincinnatiwarbirds.org.

Evendale - VFW Post 4369 of Sharonville will hold a WWII Memorial dedication ceremony at noon today at Nurre-Mihovk-Rosenacker Funeral Home, Rest Haven Memorial Park, 10211 Plainfield Road, Evendale. A cookout will follow the ceremony. At 2 p.m., the satellite feed of the National World War II Memorial dedication ceremonies will be shown on the main level. The public is invited; seating is limited.

Harrison - Amvets Post No. 13 will host a ceremony at 1 p.m. Sunday at 515 S. State Road. A flag park with a flag representing each branch of service and a memorial with the names of the post's deceased will be dedicated. Also during the program, an American flag that was flown over the International Airport in Iraq will be dedicated. Information: 738-7188.

Hyde Park - Hyde Park/Mount Lookout American Legion Post 744 will hold services Monday at 11 a.m. in Hyde Park Square, 11:30 a.m. in Mount Lookout Square, and noon at Pioneer Cemetery in Linwood.

Indian Hill - Horizon Community Church will hold Memorial Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Cincinnati Country Day School, 6905 Given Road. The theme of the service will be "How Should I Feel About War?"

The event will include drama, arts and music by the Horizon Band. There will be child care as well as specifically designed programs for children of all ages. Information: 272-5800.

Indian Hill - Armstrong Chapel, at 5125 Drake Road, will present a 126th Memorial Day Observance at 10:30 a.m. Monday. The event will be a full program with musical selections, raising of the flag, roll call of deceased veterans, invocation, benediction, "Taps" and lowering of the flag. Boy Scout Troop 502, the Indian Hill High School Brass Ensemble and other guests will participate.

Miamitown - The community's 115th annual Memorial Day parade starts at noon Monday at Miamitown Elementary School, Ohio 128 and Mill Street. The parade will end at the Historic Town Hall with a brief service and then participants will walk to Miamitown Cemetery to honor the country's fallen heroes. Information: 353-3111.

Mount Healthy - American Legion Post 513 hosts a parade at 2 p.m. Monday at Hastings and Hamilton avenues. The parade will end at the Veterans Memorial on McMakin Avenue with a short ceremony. Information: 608-9051.

Mount Healthy - Arlington Memorial Gardens, 2145 Compton Road, will observe Memorial Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Monday, in the Arlington Community Center with a WWII memorabilia display, "Echoes of the Greatest Generation," storytelling by WWII vets, and a video of the network television broadcast of the dedication ceremony of the newly opened WWII National Memorial in Washington, D.C.

On Sunday at 1 p.m. there will be a flag-raising ceremony with a 21-gun salute and doves of peace release. Maj. Tom Griffin (Ret.), a survivor of Jimmy Doolittle's raid over Tokyo, will give the keynote address. For information and directions, call 521-7003.

North College Hill - A parade begins at 11 a.m. today at Clovernook Center, 7000 Hamilton Ave. and ends with a memorial ceremony at City Hall, 1646 W. Galbraith Road. Information: 521-7413.

Norwood - The City of Norwood will hold services at 1 p.m. Monday at Victory Park, at Montgomery and Mills roads, to honor and thank local veterans. Residents will be invited to speak.

The event is sponsored by the Victory Park Veterans Committee and American Legion Post #123.

Pleasant Ridge - The Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church, 5950 Montgomery Road, will host a worship service and picnic in its historic cemetery at noon Monday. Revolutionary War and Civil War soldiers are buried in the cemetery, which dates back to 1795.

All are invited to attend. Lunch and children's activities will be provided. Information: 631-9707.

Queensgate - The Cincinnati Warbirds will sponsor a WWII-style swing dance and USO show from 7 to 11 p.m. today at the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal. The event will honor local veterans and commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day.

The Tom Daugherty Orchestra's "Swing Canteen" will entertain throughout the evening. Swing dancers from Cincyswing.com will also perform. Prizes will be given for best period dress and authentic uniforms. Admission is $20 at the door. Information: 241-1661 or www.cincinnatiwarbirds.org.

Reading - Color guards, floats and bands will march in the 95th annual Memorial Day Parade at 9 a.m. Monday. The parade, which will begin at the Arlington Heights Police Department, will take a new route this year along Benson Street to Market Street and then Vine Street, concluding with a ceremony at 10 a.m. at the Reading Cemetery on Columbia Avenue.

The ceremony honoring the nation's veterans, particularly those of Reading, Lockland and Arlington Heights, will include a recitation of the Gettysburg Address, the playing of "Taps" and a 21-gun salute.

Sharonville - The City of Sharonville will hold a reception for all veterans and current military at 12:30 p.m. Monday at Patriot Pointe. The public is then invited to a ceremony at 1 p.m. with the Sharonville Police and VFW Color Guards, invocation, speakers, gun salute, "Taps" and the awarding of certificates of appreciation to all current military and veterans in attendance.

Walnut Hills - Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 10 will hold its annual Memorial Day service at 10 a.m. Monday at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Eden Park.

West End - A WWII-style swing dance and USO show to honor local veterans and benefit the Tri-State Warbird Museum will be held 7-11 p.m. today at the Museum Center at Union Terminal.

The show, sponsored by the Cincinnati Warbirds, will feature Tom Daughtery's Orchestra, a group that recreates the Glenn Miller Army Air Corps Band of the 1940s, along with swing dancers from Cincyswing.com. Prizes will be handed out for the best period costumes and authentic World War II uniforms. Admission: $20 at the door.

Wyoming - The Wyoming Fire Department will hold its annual Memorial Day Service 11 a.m. Monday at the gazebo on the village green. The names of Wyoming veterans will be read, followed by a brief message from the chaplain. Refreshments will be served. Information: 772-0164. Butler County

Fairfield - A parade will get under way at 10:30 a.m. Monday from the parking lot at Merck-Medco, 4865 Dixie Highway, and conclude with a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park on Wessel Drive. Information: 829-0057.

Hamilton - A celebration from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at the Monument Cabin downtown (next to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument) includes costumed characters who will help visitors understand life during the days of Fort Hamilton. Information: 867-5835.

Clermont County

Batavia - The Batavia Post of the American Legion will hold its annual Memorial Day parade at 11 a.m. Monday. The parade will begin near Aztec Plumbing on Main Street and will proceed up Main Street to near Fifth Third Bank. Participants will pause twice, on the Main Street Bridge and at Haglage Park, for a wreath-laying ceremony.

Bethel - Services will be Monday at the Old Bethel Methodist Church, north of Bantam Road, on the East Fork State Park property. The program will begin at 10 a.m. and will dismiss in time for the 11 a.m. American Legion services for veterans buried in the adjoining cemetery.

New Richmond - Services will be 12:30 p.m. Monday at the Veteran's Memorial on Susanna Way.

Miami Twp. - Graceland Memorial Gardens, 5989 Deerfield Road, will honor veterans at 1 p.m. today. Members of the Civil Air Patrol GLR #OH279 will officiate, and cadets will place flags on the graves of veterans. Information: 575-0001.

Warren County

Deerfield Twp. - Parade kicks off at 10 a.m. Monday at American Legion Post 194, 401 Reading Road, and proceeds to Rose Hill Cemetery on Mason-Montgomery Road. Brief remarks by dignitaries and a 21-gun salute conclude the program. Information: ryost@cinci.rr.com.

Campbell County

Bellevue-Dayton - The 75th Memorial Day Parade begins at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Veterans Monument in Dayton at Sixth and Main streets.

The parade continues west on Sixth Street through Dayton then west on Fairfield Avenue through Bellevue, and ends at the Bellevue Vets on 24 Fairfield Ave.

Alexandria - The 44th Alexandria Memorial Day Parade will start at 2 p.m. Sunday at Campbell County Middle School on 8000 Alexandria Pike.

It is sponsored by Campbell County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3205 in Alexandria. The post's commander, Dick Heck, is this year's grand marshal.

The parade route from Alexandria Pike heads south on Washington Street, then west on Main Street, turns onto Spillman Drive, and ends at the V.F.W. Post at 8261 Alexandria Pike.

Boone County

Florence - The 6th annual Memorial Day Parade and Program begins at Boone County High School at 10 a.m. Monday.

The parade will head west on Ky. 18 from the high school, then South on Ewing Boulevard to the Boone County Veterans Memorial near the Florence Government Center at 8100 Ewing Blvd.

A patriotic program at the memorial will include a welcome by the mayor, a 21-gun salute, a flag-raising ceremony by military veterans and the playing of "Echo Taps" by the Florence Police Honor Guard and the Florence Community Band.

Kenton County

Park Hills - The annual parade starts at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Northern Kentucky University's campus at 1401 Dixie Hwy.

The parade will follow Mount Allan Road and end at the intersection of Amsterdam Road and Park Drive at Trolley Park.

A flag-raising ceremony will be held at the park. The theme for this year's parade is "Memorial Day 2004: What It Means To Me."

Students from Fort Wright Elementary and St. Agnes Elementary are participating in an essay contest of the same name.

The winner of the contest will read their patriotic paper at the flag raising ceremonies.

Covington - A parade by the United Veterans Memorial Day Committee will start from Holmes High School at 2 p.m. Monday. It will head north on Madison Avenue to 19th Street, then on Holman Avenue to Linden Grove Cemetery.