Wayland eNews :: Memorial Day 2007

Wayland's Memorial Day Parade will form at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 28, 2007, at the Wayland Middle School, 201 Main Street. The parade steps off at 11:00 a.m. and will proceed along Route 27 to Route 30 to the South Cemetery in Cochituate.

EARLY MORNING CEREMONIES

8:30 a.m..

Ceremony at St. Zepherin's Cemetery

8:50 a.m..

Ceremony at World War II Memorial (Opposite the Villa)

9:15 a.m.

Ceremony at South Cemetery

9:45 a.m.

Ceremony at North Cemetery

10:15 a.m.

Ceremony at Wayland Veterans Memorial, Wayland Town Building

All times are approximate

PARADE SCHEDULE

10:30 a.m

Form Parade at the Wayland Middle School, 201 Main Street
Flags
Wayland Police Escort
Grand Marshal
VFW and American Legion Color Guard and Firing Squad

Boy Scouts

Marching Veterans - Service Women and Men
Marching Auxiliary - VFW and American Legion

Daughters of the American Revolution
Wayland High School Band

50 feet of space

Wayland Fire Department
CERT Volunteers in Antique Car
Wayland Town Officials and Guests
Ceremony Speakers
Former Town Officials
Wayland Committees and Departments
Elementary School Band

50 feet of space

Camp Fire Girls and Boys
Pioneer Girls and Boys
Brownies and Girl Scouts
Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts
Dudley Pond Association
Wayland Middle School Band
Non Marching Veterans in Van
Spread the Bread Marchers

11:00 a.m.

Parade steps off to Lakeview Cemetery via Main Street (Route 27) and Commonwealth Road (Route 30)

11:30 a.m.

MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE at the Cemetery

Welcome

Joseph F. Nolan, Chair of Wayland Board of Selectman
Thomas Conroy, State Representative
Scott Brown, State Senator

Invocation

Rabbi Sally Finestone, Congregation Or Atid

Gettysburg Address

Andrew Levine, Wayland High School Senior

Keynote Address

Captain Thomas J. Risser, USN Headquarters USMC

Dr. Risser is a Lincoln resident, practicing cardiologist, assistant professor at the Harvard School of Medicine and received his M.D. degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1972. In his other life, Dr. Risser is a US Navy Flight Surgeon with the rank of Captain and assigned to Headquarters USMC. He has served in some 20-25 foreign countries and he prefers to be with the troops and be in contact with the people. Most recently, he served for seven months in Iraq with the 25th Marines, Fort Devens, returning in March 2006. While in Iraq he was based at Camp Bubue Dice in Anbar Provence and went along on operations in Ramadi and Falujah as well as covering areas west of Baghdad to the Syrian border.

Freedom Prize

James H. Burkley, Chair, Wayland Veterans Memorial Committee

Reflections

John C. Dyer, Veterans Memorial Committee

Closing Prayer

Arthur Strafuss, Commander, American Legion

Salute

American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Firing Squad

Echo Taps

Two Wayland High School trumpeters

National Anthem

Wayland High School Band, Joseph Oneschuk, Conductor

12:30 p.m.

Parade returns to Wayland Middle School via Pemberton Road to West Plain Street

In the event of rain, the service will be held in the Middle School Gymnasium at 11:00 a.m. For confirmation,
please call Richard Turner at 508-358-4294 after 9:00 a.m. on May 28th.

Town of Wayland

Memorial Day Events

Monday, May 28, 2007