Scenes from the start of the parade at the staging area on Sigwalt Street east of Arlington Heights Road (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ
The Arlington Heights Memorial Day Parade 2026 featured approximately 90 members of the U.S. Navy Recruit Training Center honor guard and members of the 484th U.S. Army band, as well as the Buffalo Grove, Hersey and Rolling Meadows high school marching bands, and the St. James School band, Rolling Thunder motorcycles, and more.
The 107th Annual Memorial Day Parade includes guest of honor and Medal of Honor Recipient Allen J. Lynch, who was awarded the nation’s highest military honor in 1970. Lynch was a member of the Army’s 1st Cavalry Division, who singlehandedly rescued three of his comrades, crossing a fire-swept field to drag them to safety, during the Battle of My-An in the Vietnam War. Lynch currently lives in Gurnee.
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