The ceremony will feature a speech by Colonel J Scott Calder
Loveland, Ohio – The City of Loveland’s Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony will be Monday, May 27. The event will start with a parade at 9 AM that starts from the Loveland Elementary School at 600 Loveland-Madeira Road and go to the Loveland Veterans’ Memorial at the intersection of West Loveland Avenue and Riverside Drive. Roads will be closed approx. 8:45 until 10:15 AM.
The Loveland Veterans’ Memorial is at the corner of West Loveland Avenue and Riverside in the West Loveland Historic District. (File photo by David Miller 2019)
Immediately following the parade, a ceremony will be held at the Loveland Veterans’ Memorial.
The ceremony will feature a speech by Colonel J Scott Calder, a Loveland High School grad with a long career in the US Air Force Medical Services.
In 2018, Lawrence E. Hamilton, Jr., J. Scott Calder, and Kevin W. Taylor were honored as Distinguished Alumni by the Loveland Schools Foundation. (Loveland Magazine file photo)
The Loveland Veterans’ Memorial is at the corner of West Loveland Avenue and Riverside in the West Loveland Historic District. (File photo by David Miller)
Cincinnati Police Sergeant Dave Corlett will be Guest Speaker
David Miller is the Managing Editor of Loveland Magazine
by David Miller
Loveland, Ohio – As Memorial Day 2023, Monday, May 29 approaches, the city of Loveland, Ohio is gearing up to honor and remember the brave men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the United States Armed Forces. We especially honor the “Gold Star” family members. The city has planned a series of events for the day, including a program, parade, and a distinguished guest speaker.
The day starts with a parade that leaves at 9 AM from Loveland Elementary School, 600 Loveland Madeira Road, to the Loveland Veterans’ Memorial. If you or your organization would like to be in the parade, registration is still open. Register online.
Immediately following the parade a Memorial Day program will take place at the Loveland Veterans’ Memorial Park. The program will include a wreath-laying ceremony, patriotic music, and a moment of silence to honor the fallen heroes. The event will be open to the public, and all are invited to attend.
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 the 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. 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, 1stBattalion, 24th Aviation Regiment where he served in Iraq during Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield.
The event will provide an opportunity for families and friends to come together and celebrate the day while remembering the sacrifices made by our service members, and “Gold Star” family members.
Loveland Magazine takes great pride in honoring and remembering the brave men and women who have served our country. This Memorial Day, we invite everyone to come together, pay tribute to the fallen heroes, and celebrate the freedom and values they have fought for and died to protect. We honor the sacrifice of so many families.
For additional information about the 2023 Memorial Day program, contact (via email) Misty Clark at Loveland City Hall at (513) 707-1437.
Loveland, Ohio – The City’s Memorial Day event will be held Monday, May 30, starting with a parade at 9 AM from the Loveland Elementary School, 600 Loveland Madeira Road, to the Loveland Veterans’ Memorial at the Col. Thomas Paxton Bridge offer the Little Miami River.
Senator Terry Johnson (Ohio Senate Photo)
If you or your organization would like to be in the parade, registration is still open.
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 Senator Terry Johnson of Ohio Senate District 14 (Adams, Brown, Clermont, Lawrence, and Scioto Counties).
Senator Johnson is a retired physician, a medical educator, and a retired military officer. Commissioned into the Ohio Army National Guard while a fourth-year medical student, he attained the rank of colonel in just 12 years. A senior flight surgeon and the Ohio Army National Guard’s first State Aviation Medical Officer, Dr. Johnson was deployed overseas multiple times, including two tours in Iraq and one posting in Kuwait. He ended his military career in 2011 as the Army Guard’s State Surgeon, the highest position attainable for a Medical Corps officer at that time.
The 2023 Loveland, Ohio Memorial Day ceremony
