Local veterans spoke during the ceremony which included a POW/MIA presentation.
Laurel Hill East is the site of the first Memorial Day in Philadelphia in 1868.
Wind and rain swept across the Jersey Shore on Memorial Day Saturday, but the dreary weather did little to deter crowds from visiting the Wildwood boardwalk for the unofficial start of summer.
Families were invited to display the casket flags of their fallen loved ones, forming a chain of more than 200 American flags leading to the boardwalk.
For more than 40 years, Vietnam War veteran Jim Whittaker, 80, has spent every Memorial Day sitting on a bench overlooking the Vietnam War Memorial in Brandywine Park, quietly honoring the men he served beside.
Drivers heading to the Jersey Shore on Friday afternoon saw slow-moving traffic for several miles coming off the Walt Whitman bridge, but many travelers said the start of the holiday weekend was smoother than they anticipated.