Memorial Day Parade heads down East Ave with drummers, dancers, and brass bands

Evan Bourtis News10NBC

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester’s Memorial Day Parade is headed down East Avenue with drum corps, dancers, brass bands, and marchers honoring those who died while serving the United States.

The parade started at 10:30 a.m. at East and Alexander. After heading down East Avenue, it turned west on Main Street. Crowds lined the sidewalk right outside of News10NBC’s studio on East Avenue to watch the parade. The Memorial Day parade is one of the city’s longest-running parades, dating back to the early 1900s.

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News10NBC’s Nikki Rudd shared tributes to military members from upstate New York who died while serving:

Honoring Army Private First Class Jason Hasenauer of Hilton. He was killed December 28th, 2005 in Afghanistan. He was just 21 years old. #MemorialDay @news10nbc pic.twitter.com/WqYVb6FycT
— Nikki Rudd (@whec_nrudd) May 29, 2023

Honoring Army Sgt. Devin Snyder of Cohocton. She was killed in Afghanistan June 4th, 2011. She was just 20-years-old. #MemorialDay @news10nbc pic.twitter.com/gKhS3dUnnM
— Nikki Rudd (@whec_nrudd) May 29, 2023

Honoring Marine Lance Corporal Zachary Smith of Hornell. He was killed January 24th, 2010 in Afghanistan. He was just 19-years-old. #MemorialDay @news10nbc pic.twitter.com/JkdJi7V6QO
— Nikki Rudd (@whec_nrudd) May 29, 2023

Honoring Marine Lance Cpl. Brian Schramm of Greece. He was killed by enemy action in Iraq on October 15th, 2004. It was his second tour of duty. He was just 22-years-old. #MemorialDay @news10nbc pic.twitter.com/4L3cQylTxr
— Nikki Rudd (@whec_nrudd) May 29, 2023