On Monday, Croydon held a Memorial Day parade hosted by the Croydon Joseph A. Schumacher V.F.W. Post 1597 in Bristol Township.
The procession began at State Road and Cedar Avenue and proceeded to the Joseph A. Schumacher V.F.W. Post 1597 on Bellview Avenue.
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Neighbors gathered on their front lawns and along State Street while some spectators sat on the backs of trucks or in lawn chairs in front of cars.
“Today we celebrate freedom with other veterans that survived,” said Mike Thompson, 19, of Bristol Township.
The parade is about all our vets, according to Janis Cordingly, of Bristol Township.
“Today is a big celebration to honor our boys,” said Cordingly. “The living and the dead.”
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Cruising in style in the parade were veterans in Corvettes, antique cars and military vehicles.
Not far behind were Scooby-Doo, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Goofy, Mini-Mouse and SpongeBob.
Leah Ibbetson, 23, of Bristol Township, never attended the Croydon parade until Monday.
“I appreciate everything they did for us. I appreciate our freedom,” said Ibbetson. "Glad I am home for the parade.”
“It is awesome our troops keep us able to have our freedom,” said Al O’Donnell, 24, of Bristol Township.
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