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Memorial Day parades and events

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At 3 p.m., Americans asked to take a minute to reflect

(CNN) -- Americans are being asked to stop whatever they are doing at 3 p.m. local time Monday to share a minute on Memorial Day and honor those who have died in the cause of freedom.

"The time 3 p.m. was chosen because it is the time when most Americans are enjoying their freedoms on the national holiday," according to the White House Commission on Remembrance. Congress established the National Moment of Remembrance.

"The Moment does not replace traditional Memorial Day events; rather it is an act of national unity in which all Americans, alone or with family and friends, honor those who died for our freedom," the Commission on Remembrance said on its Web site.

"It will help to reclaim Memorial Day as the sacred and noble holiday it was meant to be. In this shared remembrance, we connect as Americans."

Area Memorial Day Events:

Maumee:

• Maumee Fire Division will be holding a ceremony to honor deceased firefighters at 8:30 am , Maumee Fire Station, 220 Illinois Ave., Maumee.
• Parade steps off at 9:30 am Maumee United Methodist Church on Sackett Street.

Monroe, MI:

• Parade steps off at 2:00 pm at S. Monroe and Jones Ave. Post 1138. Parade ends at the bridge over the River Raisin followed by a brief program.

Napoleon:

• Parade forms at Henry County Fair Grounds at 9:15 am.
• Parade starts at 10:00 am.

Perrysburg:

• Parade begins at 10:00 am at the intersection of Louisiana Avenue and 5th Street. Ends at Ft. Meigs/Union cemetery.

Pettisville:

• Parade starts at the Park and proceeds to the Pettisville cemetery with a 10:00 am start time.
• Community Potluck at the Pettisville Park 11:30 am.

Sylvania:

• 9:00 am brings a brief service at Toledo Memorial Park, 6832 Monroe Street to pay respects to veterans.
• Parade starts at Lourdes College at 10:00 am and will proceed up Convent Blvd. to Main Street before finishing at Veterans Memorial Field.
• A 30-minute service honoring America's Veterans begins at 11:00 am.

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