Here's a sampling of some of the Memorial Day-specific activities planned for the Milwaukee area this weekend. (Events are Monday unless noted otherwise.) Check with other municipalities for more events, and in Tap Milwaukee's online events database for more listings.

Milwaukee Memorial Day Parade: The parade begins at N. 4th St. and W. Wisconsin Ave. at 2 p.m., heading east to the War Memorial Center, 750 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive. This year's parade honors in particular Vietnam veterans, especially former prisoners of war and those missing in action.

Zablocki VA Medical Center: The ceremony at Wood National Cemetery, 5000 W. National Ave., starts at 9 a.m. The keynote speaker will be Gold Star mother Kay Castner; Gov. Scott Walker is the guest speaker.

Calvary Cemetery: Memorial Day service at the cemetery, 5503 W. Blue Mound Road, includes outdoor Mass starting at 10 a.m. Also in the Civil War-themed program: a Civil War cannon salute from Cushing's Battery; a keynote speech by Wayne Jensen, former state commander of the American Legion; and music by the Regimental Volunteer Band of Wisconsin.

(Note: Memorial Day Masses also will be held at several other Catholic cemeteries in southeast Wisconsin; for info, go to cemeteries.org.)

Forest Home Cemetery: The Service of Remembrance at the graves of Civil War soldiers at the cemetery, 2405 W. Forest Home Ave., is from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday.

Wisconsin Memorial Park: A procession of VFW veterans, scout troops and Civil Air Patrol begins at 10 a.m. in front of the Great Memorial Building at the cemetery, 13265 W. Capitol Drive, Brookfield. Also on the program: Annunciation Greek Orthodox Memorial Service at 11:30 a.m., and musical tributes starting at noon, both in the Chapel of the Chimes.

Arlington Park Cemetery: The annual Memorial Day Veterans' Tribute begins at 10 a.m. in Arlington Park Cemetery, 4141 S. 27th St., Greenfield, with a parade to the American Legion section, followed by a ceremony including the dedication of the wreath, patriotic music and roll call of veterans buried in the cemetery. Keynote speaker is Vietnam veteran George F. Banda of the 101st Airborne.

Wauwatosa: The Memorial Day observance starts at 10:30 a.m. at Longfellow Middle School, 7600 W. North Ave., with featured speaker Air Force veteran Cortney L. Maynard and music by the Wauwatosa Community Band.

South Milwaukee: No parade this year, but the ceremony starts with a procession starting at 10:30 a.m. from the American Legion Hall Post #27, 906 Monroe Ave., to War Memorial Park at 10th and Rawson avenues. The ceremony begins in the park at 11 a.m.

West Allis: The parade steps off at 10 a.m. at S. 70th St. and W. Greenfield Ave., heading west to S. 75th St and south on S. 75th St. to W. National Ave, and then east on National Ave. to Veterans' Memorial Park. The memorial service starts at 11 a.m.

Menomonee Falls: The parade starts downtown at 10 a.m. on Main St. heading west to Grand Ave.

New Berlin: A ceremony honoring veterans begins at 11 a.m. at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, 14875 W. Greenfield Ave.

Sussex: A parade on Main St. starts at 1 p.m. at Waukesha Ave., heading west to the former VFW post next to the Sussex Public Safety Building.

Delafield: The Memorial Day ceremony, beginning in Cushing's Park at 2 p.m., honors the four Cushing brothers, all Union soldiers (one of whom, Alonzo, died at Gettysburg). Salutes will be fired from historical-replica weapons, including a naval deck cannon.

Oconomowoc: A ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. at the Rhodee Memorial Band Shell on Lac La Belle, with a parade to follow.

Merton: Parade begins at 10 a.m. in Fireman's Park, down Main St. to Village Hall, with a short program afterward.

Mukwonago: Parade steps off at 9 a.m. at Park View Middle School, 930 N. Rochester St.

Mequon-Thiensville: The parade begins at 10 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Thiensville and ends at Mequon City Hall, where an observance is planned.

West Bend: Parade starts at 9:30 a.m. in front of Badger Middle School, heads north on Main St., left on Hickory St. to 6th St. to Chestnut St. and ends at the Washington County Historical Courthouse, with a memorial service at the courthouse.

Germantown: Observances begin with a visitation of six Germantown cemeteries starting at 10 a.m., followed at 11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial by a reading of the names of veterans that have been added to the memorial.

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