It’s Memorial Day weekend and, after two years, many are thrilled to participate in a more normal holiday, filled with family and friends.
Residents and visitors to Penn's Landing enjoyed a free concert and an evening that seemed normal, after two years of the pandemic.Fireworks lit up the night sky in Penn’s Landing as many folks are out enjoying the unofficial start to summer. It’s Memorial Day weekend and, after two years, many are thrilled to participate in a more normal holiday, filled with family, friends, food and a whole lot of fun.
"This weekend is to remember the military folks who lost their lives and also the families who sacrificed their time and lost their loved ones. We are doing two songs in their memory," explained Sgt. Svetlana Vynnyk, with United States Army Liberty Vibes. "One is "Amazing Grace" and the "Service Medley" which is all of the military songs to honor everyone who may know someone that was lost.
"We’re so excited to welcome people to the waterfront for a full summer of programming. We will have the great plaza activated with our PECO multi-cultural series, starting June 4th. We’re going to have constant events rolling out, after that," Jarreau Freeman, with the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, stated."I like it down here, in Penn’s Landing, because I like New Jersey and Penn’s Landing," Allure Peearte said.
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