South Side Hilltop Memorial Day Pilgrimage Returns To Honor Fallen Soldiers

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Monday marked the unofficial start to summer. Community members, veterans and local leaders gathered to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Taps echoed off buildings from East Carson Street to the Birmingham Bridge.
“We do it in honor of those who can’t be here anymore,” Curtis Schmitt with the American Legion Post 725 said.
Those 24 notes speak volumes on Memorial Day.
“It means everything to us. We want to keep the tradition alive a