Memorial Day Parade
Parade Schedule - Monday, May 30th
Parade assembly will begin at 11:00 AM at Lovell St. The parade will commence at 11:30 and will feature Veterans organizations and Auxiliaries as well as
Town organizations and bands.
Ceremonies at Academy Hill:
Parade Marshall - Tom Lehman
Grand Marshal - Herschel Jones
Principal Speaker - Lew Evangelidis
Master of Ceremonies - Maj Thomas C. Lehman (Ret)
Flanders Field
Gettysburg Address
Musical Selections - Westminster Town Band
Westminster Elementary School Band
Oakmont Regionals High School Band
Buglers
Invocation & Benediction - Bread of Life Church
A chicken BBQ will be served at the VFW from 12:30 - 2:00 PM at a cost of $13.00 per person.
The Memorial Day exercises will begin at 8:00 AM with Veterans and Auxiliaries assembling at the VFW Hall on Eaton St. to visit the various cemeteries for services. Transportation will be furnished. Either uniforms or civilian dress is acceptable. Participants will leave the VFW promptly at 8:30 and proceed as follows:
Whitmanville Cemetery 8:45
Woodside Cemetery 9:05
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery 9:20
WWI Monument 9:30
Civil War Monument 9:40
Spanish War Monument 9:45
VFW Veterans Monument 9:50
There will be applications at the VFW for those who wish to purchase a brick to honor a veteran who served their country. These bricks will be placed as a walkway leading up to the VFW Monument. Payment and application forms should be received by the VFW NLT Sept 1st. For additional info contact VFW 978-874-1388