ST. LOUIS – Communities across the St. Louis region are coming together this Memorial Day to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

In Belleville, the annual Memorial Day parade runs from 10 to 11 a.m., starting at North Third and A Street and ending at Walnut Hill Cemetery, where a ceremony will follow.

Alton hosts the country’s longest-running Memorial Day parade, now in its 158th year, beginning at 10 a.m. from Alton Middle School and concluding at Alton City Cemetery by noon.

Dupo will hold a joint ceremony at 11 a.m. with the American Legion Post 485 and VFW Post 1699 at the American Legion on South Fifth Street.

O’Fallon, Illinois, will feature a Memorial Day service from 9 to 9:30 a.m. and a larger observance at 11:30 a.m. at the O’Fallon Veterans Monument, with U.S. Navy Captain Tim Raymie, Director of Intelligence for U.S. Transportation Command, as the keynote speaker.

Waterloo’s ceremony starts at 11 a.m. in Courthouse Square on South Main Street.

In downtown St. Louis, the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum hosts a ceremony starting at 10 a.m., including a wreath-laying and musical tribute, along with the ‘Ghost Army’ exhibit.

The 76th annual ‘Gravois Trail Memorial Day Good Turn’ took place at Jefferson Barracks on Sunday, led by scouts from Greater St. Louis and members of Jewish War Veterans Post 644. They conducted a flag-planting ceremony following a procession from the VA hospital.

In University City, runners will participate in a Memorial Day run starting at 7:30 a.m. with a 10K, followed by a 5K at 7:50 a.m. and a family fun run near Princeton and Trinity at 9:15 a.m.

These Memorial Day events offer opportunities for communities to reflect on the sacrifices made by service members and to honor their memory through various ceremonies and activities.

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