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2025 Wilmington Memorial day Parade and observnce
The Wilmington Memorial Day Parade is the oldest continuously held parade in the country celebrated on Memorial day. The 158th consecutive observance was held on May 30, 2025.
Program
The Program included a reading of Gen. John Logan's General Order No. 11 by SUVCW Appomattox Camp No. 2 former Camp Commander, James Hanby. General order No. 11 established "Decoration Day" (later renamed Memorial Day) on May 30, 1868.
sean barney
The keynote speaker for the event was Sean Barney, a former Marine and Iraq War veteran, who gave a heartfelt and personal account of the meaning of Memorial Day to him. In May 2006 he was wounded by an enemy sniper and lost his best friend in Fallujah. Sean recovered from his wounds and received the Purple Heart.
ken chew receiving mcmullin/anderson award
ken chew receiving mcmullin/anderson award
SUVCW Appomattox Camp No. 2, Secretary/Treasurer Ken Chew, who has volunteered as Secretary for the Wilmington Parade Committee for years, received the Wilmington Memorial Day Committee's McMullin/Anderson Award "for his long standing commitment and dedication to the observance of Memorial Day."
ken chew's award
ken chew receiving mcmullin/anderson award
sodiers and sailors monument
sodiers and sailors monument
ken chew receiving mcmullin/anderson award
sodiers and sailors monument
Flowers provided by various groups, including SUVCW Appomattox Camp No. 2, were placed at the base of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument by Army JROTC cadets from Mount Pleasant High School.
Wilmington's soldiers and sailors monument
dedication
historical marker
historical marker
Wilmington's Soldiers and Sailors Monument The monument (https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp? was erected in 1870 to commemorate Delaware’s Patriotic Dead who sacrificed their Lives for their country during the Rebellion of 1861 -65. The monument was dedicated in 1871 as a part of Memorial Day activities.
historical marker
historical marker
historical marker
Memorial day was established in 1868 following General Logan's General Order 11 calling for a national day of remembrance for all the fallen soldiers and sailors in the Civil War.
inscription
historical marker
inscription
The inscription on the monument reads:
"In Commemoration of Delaware’s
Patriotic Dead who Sacrificed
Their Lives for their country
During the Rebellion of 1861 -65."
Mount salem cemetery
Mount Salem Cemetery is the final resting place for over 90 Civil War veterans. Every May around Memorial Day we conduct a solemn observance to commemorate the service of these veterans. The 14 page downloadable PDF below provides detailed information about each of the veterans.
MOUNT SALEM CEMETERY 2026 memorial service
sunday, may 24, 2026
Appomattox Camp No. 2 will host our annual Memorial Service for Union Veterans buried in Mt. Salem Cemetery on Sunday, May 26, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 12:30. We will begin with a service in the church at 11:00 am, followed by a wreath laying at the statue of Rear Admiral Samuel DuPont in Rockford Park. Next we proceed to the Cemetery across the street where we will highlight the lives of 4 or 5 veterans buried in the cemetery. We're very pleased that this year we expect the descendants of at least two of the veterans to attend this service. Finally, we will share a picnic lunch in the church hall. We invite you to join us in this Memorial Service.