Join Us on Veterans Day
- Northeast Catholic Alumni Association
- Oct 26
- 2 min read
On Veterans Day, Tuesday November 11, 2025, the Northeast Catholic Alumni Association will join with Father Judge to honor all those who gave everything for this country from the only two Oblate schools in Philadelphia. This includes the 27 Father Judge young men who lost their lives during the Viet Nam conflict, as well as the 257 North Catholic Falcons who gave their lives in WWII, Korea, Viet Name and Afghanistan.
The day will begin with a mass at St Dominic's (8532 Frankford Ave) at 8:00am. Immediately after the mass a procession will be led by a bag piper, the Police Honor Guard & bugler. Also included in the procession will be North Catholic veterans carrying a North Catholic banner, Father Brian Connolly & Father Joseph Campellone, other veterans and parishioner attendees.
The procession will move south from the church on the west side of Frankford Ave. The first stop will be a prayer service at the newly raised "North Catholic '257' banner, just south of the St Dominic's cemetery. A designated North Catholic veteran will briefly explain the breakdown of the war casualties across the war and conflicts. Taps will be played at this location.
Following the prayer service at the North Catholic banner, the procession will move down the street to the Father Judge '27' banner, located on Frankford Ave, just north of Solly Ave. Another short prayer service will be held by Father Campellone, followed by a reading of the names of the 27 Crusaders who lost their lives in the Viet Nam conflict.
The final stop will include members of the Northeast Catholic Alumni Veterans Committee, as well as all who may want to follow, who will visit the grave of Army Private First Class, Henry Lewis Grathwohl Jr, who is buried in St Dominic's cemetery. Lewis was in the Infantry and 5th Ranger Battalion. He was killed in action on March 2, 1945, in Germany, earning a Bronze Start, a Purple Heart and a Unit Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster. While visiting this grave site, some of the names of the 257 young men who lost their lives in defense of our great country will be read by members of the Veterans Committee.
Please Note: If you plan on attending, please DO NOT PARK in the St Dominic's school parking lot.
