Yes, it is finally here the beginning of summer. Remember when you were in school and all the buzz was who was going to be the Drum Major leading the band on Memorial Day it would be a secret until he stepped out. Memorial Day was a big day in East Cleveland all the groups business came out to be in the parade. We had little league baseball teams. pal sports, ymca. boy and girls’ scouts’ men soft ball teams and street clubs.
The ROTC color Guard would form up at the cemetery at 7am to raise the flag and the city’s church Pastors would host a pray breakfast. An than a march down to superior to start the parade.
Not as much is done now but the spirt of the parade is still there. And to the citizens of East Cleveland it still is a big day.
After a taken a short time off I retuned this year to help do the line up , it was fun meeting everyone. I like to thank everyone that came out.
