Marine Veteran and Hillsborough Township Police Officer Rick Tichenor Will Serve as 2023 Memorial Day Grand Marshal

Program set for Saturday, May 27, 2023

Mayor Shawn Lipani announced that Marine Veteran and Hillsborough Township Police Officer Rick Tichenor, will lead Hillsborough’s 2023 Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony on May 27th, as the Grand Marshal of the Parade.

“This long-standing tradition in Hillsborough is such an honor as we recognize and thank our Veterans and Military Service Personnel.  We are grateful to have Marine Veteran, Officer Tichenor lead our ceremonies this year as the Grand Marshal,” said Mayor Lipani during his announcement.  

Marine Veteran Tichenor enlisted in August 2005 and went to Boot Camp at Paris Island. In January 2006, he attended the School of Infantry and graduated as an infantry assaultman.  He traveled to Mongolia for a United Nations peacekeeping mission. That was followed by a deployment in 2008 to Akashat, Iraq to conduct border operations between Iraq and Syria.  In 2010 he went to Mozambique, Africa to provide security for medical teams and in 2011 was deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan.  Officer Tichenor was hired in 2017 by the Hillsborough Township Police Department. 

The Memorial Day Commemorative Program will kick off with the ‘Salute to Military Service’ Breakfast at the Peter J. Biondi Municipal Building at 7:30 a.m.  It will be followed by the Memorial Day Parade which will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the intersection of Auten and Triangle Roads.  The event will conclude with the ceremony at the Garden of Honor, at the parade finish line.  The ‘Salute to Military Service’ Breakfast will be held on May 27th rain or shine.  The rain date for the Parade and Garden of Honor Ceremony is Sunday, May 28th.  

All Hillsborough Military Service personnel are invited to participate in the ‘Salute to Military Service’ Breakfast and to lead Hillsborough’s Memorial Day Parade and Commemoration Program on May 27th.  Registration is required for the breakfast and can be completed online at the Township’s Parks and Recreation website, by calling the Parks and Recreation Department at 908-369-4832, or by completing the paper registration form.
“All Township Military Service personnel, Veterans, spouses, and widows are invited to join us on May 27th in commemorating this important day," concluded Mayor Lipani.