MEMORIAL DAY 2005
The Sturbridge Veterans Council cordially invites you to participate in the annual Memorial Day Parade. The Parade this year will be held on Monday, May 30, 2005. The parade will follow the same route as in the past.
9:10 A.M. Parade formation at the Lions Community Center at RT 20 & RT 148
9:25 Parade Step-Off
9:30 Parade Stops for ceremony at the American Legion Monument
9:45 Parade Stops in St. Anne’s Cemetery for service, reading of “In Flanders Field”
09:50 Parade Marches out of St. Anne’s to board buses
10:15 Parade Reforms in front of Public Safety Complex
10:20 Ceremony for Police and Firefighters Monuments
10:25 Parade Step Off, 2nd part, proceeds to North Cemetery
10:45 At North Cemetery, memorial service, reading of the Gettysburg Address
11:00 Parade returns to Town Hall
11:10 Memorial Service for Old Cemetery, Decoration of Monuments, Replacement of the POW Flag, National Anthem and Flag raising
11:45 Open House at the American Legion, All residents invited.
Bus transportation will be provided BEFORE the Parade, starting at the Town Hall at 8:40 A.M., Safety complex at 8:50 A.M., Senior Center at 9:00A.M. Legion Hall at 9:10 A.M. to Old Fire Station for 9:15. Bus transportation will be provided during the parade from the Senior Center to the Public Safety Complex, and after the parade from the Town Hall back to the Old Fire Station with stops at the Safety Complex, Senior Center and Legion Hall. Any veteran, elderly or disabled person needing a ride for the parade is asked to call the American Legion Post 109 at 347-3248. For more information call Tom Chamberland at 347-3386.
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