Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Memorial Day Ceremony
Forest Lawn
Buffalo, NY
The annual ceremony of the Sons & Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War at the GAR Monument in Section 14 of Forest Lawn to honor those veterans from the Civil War buried in that section. The Grand Army of the Republic was founded in 1866 as a fraternal and charitable organization for Union veterans of all service branches who served between 1861 and 1865.