SUSSEX COUNTY, Del. - People on Delmarva continue to honor fallen heroes with multiple services across the county this Memorial Day.
American Legion Post 17 will host their Veteran's Tribute Parade on Monday at 11 a.m. The parade will begin and stage on Schley Avenue behind the Lewes Presbyterian Church parking lot and the public works parking lot in downtown Lewes.
The parade will proceed out to Savannah Road, cross over the bridge towards the beach and end at American Legion Post 17.
Just 30 minutes away in Ellendale, another service at the Ellendale War Memorial. That will take place at 1 p.m. Memorial Day events began on Friday, May 23 with Fenwick Island hosting a service that evening and American Legion Post 17 in Lewes handing out red poppy flowers made out of paper to collect donations for veterans.
Ocean City held its first ever Memorial Day service on Sunday, May 25, honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service to the country with music, military displays, and solemn tributes.
As a woman sang God Bless The U.S.A., there seemed to be an overwhelming theme amongst the people who watched the Veteran's Tribute Parade in Lewes, proud to be an American.
A woman singing God Bless The U.S.A. on the back of a truck during the Veteran's Tribute Parade in Lewes.
People cheered, waved American flags and thanked veterans who fought for the country's freedoms.
Colonel Charles Covington Sr. served from 1962 to 1990 and says he's still in awe of the American flag today.
"Any time I see the flag of the United States, old glory that is flying, it makes me happy. To see people young, from children to grandparents, standing and waving the flag and wishing well for those who have given a great sacrifice in order that we can be a free country, and probably the greatest under the sun, it makes me happy," Covington shared.
Services continued throughout the day including 30 minutes away in Ellendale.
Ellendale War Memorial during the Memorial Day service.
Ellendale War Memorial during Memorial Day Service
Dale Annis, a veteran, is fighting for this country in another way. By leading the war memorial affairs and keeping the history alive.
"That kind of spirit for what the American servicemen did, both World War I and World War II, for those two countries is very poignant when you contrast that with the country where these guys came from. So I really want to see the spirit of Memorial Day get back to what it was actually intended to be," said Annis.
Bag pipes playing during Veteran's Tribute Parade hosted by American Legion Post 17 in Lewes.
Honoring those who made a sacrifice that can never be repaid.
