Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony

The City of Loveland Veterans’ Memorial Committee will hold the 2023 Memorial Day program on Monday, May 29. Show your patriotism and honor those who have sacrificed so much for our nation’s freedoms.

Parade - 9 a.m.
The event will start with a parade at 9 a.m. from Loveland Elementary School, 600 Loveland Madeira Road. If you or your organization would like to be in the parade, please register online.

Route: Loveland Elementary School, 600 Loveland Madeira Road, to the Loveland Veterans’ Memorial

Ceremony - After Parade
Immediately following the parade, a ceremony will be held at the Loveland Veterans’ Memorial, located at the intersection of West Loveland Avenue and Riverside Drive.

The ceremony will feature a speech from Sergeant Dave Corlett, an Army veteran who served in Iraq and a 31-year member of the Cincinnati Police Department.

Sergeant Corlett is the founder of the Military Liaison Group within Cincinnati Police Department and an instructor with the Hamilton County Mental Health Crisis Teams. He has worked with Veterans Affairs and the local court system to improve relations between military veterans and law enforcement. In fact, his efforts have been recognized by the Department of Justice (DOJ), and he was the winner of the DOJ’s 2021 L. Anthony Sutin Award for Innovative Law Enforcement and Community Partnerships.

Prior to joining the Cincinnati Police Department in 1992, Sergeant Corlett was a member of the United States Army. He was assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Aviation Regiment where he served in Iraq during Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield.

Download Ceremony Program

Cemetery Visits:

The community is invited to cemetery visits:

Maineville Cemetery: 11:15 a.m.
Union Cemetery: Noon
Kerr Cemetery: 12:30 p.m.

Community Picnic:

The community is invited to a picnic at the American Legion Post 256, 897 Oakland Road, at 2 p.m.