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World War II Veteran Still Enjoys Memorial Day Parade

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Erich Martin
Norman Oxenberg and Dee Kelly at the Memorial Day Parade.
Credit: Erich Martin/Levittownnow.com

Although he is 92, World War II veteran Norman Oxenberg still makes it a priority to get out to the Memorial Day parade in Falls Township each year he is in area.

Oxenberg enlisted in the military as he turned 18. By the time the eastern theater’s conflict was concluding, he was on the border of Austria and Germany with renown General George Patton.

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After the VE Day, he was shipped to the Pacific and was in Manilla when the Japanese surrendered.

When he began to explain what attending the Memorial Day parade means to him as a veteran of the second world war, Oxenberg got choked up.

“Anytime we go to anything for the veterans, he gets emotional,” said Dee Kelly, who was attending the parade with Oxenberg.

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Unless the two are out of town, they make an effort to make it to the parade, they said.

Erich Martin

Erich Martin

Erich Martin attended Bucks County Community College for two years where he was the Co-Editor in Chief of the Centurion, the college newspaper. Erich is currently attending Temple University in order to complete his degree in Journalism. Erich was recognized at the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Foundation’s Keystone Press Awards in 2014 for general news. In downtime, Erich enjoys spending time with friends and family. Aside from spending time with family and reporting news, Erich loves getting engrossed in a great game, book, or movie.