Monday is Memorial Day. It is not just a barbecue day, or the signal to the unofficial start of summer. It is a day of remembrance to those United States war veterans who have died in service to their country.

In the Rumson-Fair Haven area, many veterans of World War II, the Korean War and Viet Nam are still alive. They, community, family and friends gather annually on this day to pay homage to those whose lives were sacrificed in war.

Those services on Monday are as follows:

• Fair Haven Memorial Day Parade leaves from Knollwood School at 9 a.m. It travels down Hance to River Road and makes a stop at the Fair Haven Firehouse. The parade ends at Memorial Park, at the corner of Fair Haven and River roads, for a ceremony with speakers;

• Rumson will host its annual Memorial Day Parade at 10 a.m. followed by a remembrance service at Victory Park.

.