Chicago Sikhs Participate in Memorial Day Parade

HI INDIA NEWS DESK
CHICAGO, IL- To mark Memorial Day in America crowds of people lined the parade route in State Street, Chicago to pay their respect. The event saw an enthusiastic participation by the Sikh community.

“The American Sikh community has been actively participating in Chicago Memorial Day ceremonies and parades since 2012. In 2022 the members of the American Sikh community from all over the area came together and participated in three separate events in Chicago Downtown, Villages of Schaumburg and Naperville,” said Sarwan Singh, the key organizer.

Chicago hosts one of the largest Memorial Day parades in the Nation since 1870. Amongst all of the marching bands there was one of the well decorated floats by the American Sikh community that highlighted the fallen Sikh soldiers during World Wars I & II. A special bus was arranged from Palatine Gurdwara which carried the volunteers to Chicago downtown for the Memorial Day Parade. Several other members drove from all over the suburbs to participate in the parade.

Sikh Ardaas (Sikh Prayers) was performed by the group. Thunderous applause by the spectators welcomed and thanked the American Sikh community as they marched in parade with red turbans and matching shirts. Leading the parade was a U.S flag carried by Rajinder Singh Mago and a visiting uniformed military officer Harpreet Singh Dipak, who is a turban wearing Sikh and currently serving in the Canadian armed forces. A Nishan Sahib (Sikh flag) carried by Jasmeet Singh along with a flag of Ukraine carried by Gurmeet Singh, symbolized solidarity and support for the U.S. allied nation