My sister says: "On our way back from a wedding in the Berkshires this past weekend, we had to stop in a town outside of Poughkeepsie because we ran into a parade on our road. Turns out it was the annual “Pleasant Valley Weekend” parade. At the start of their main street and the parade route there was a war memorial listing the names of Pleasant Valley soldiers who have died in combat engraved in a memorial stone wall, including 6 who have died in 'Operation Iraqi Freedom.'"