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To honor and remeber those who lost their lives in defense of the nation, Brookyn's annual Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, May 25. This year is the 159th parade, making it one of the oldest parades in Brooklyn. The patriotic festivities kick off at 11am from 78th Street and Third Avenue in Bay Ridge, then proceeds down to Marine Avenue, up to Fourth Avenue and over to John Paul Jones Park for a memorial service that includes bab pipes, flag raising, wreath laying by veteran service organizations and a 21-gun salute by the Veteran Corps of Artillery.