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Town of
Wayland
Memorial Day Events
Monday, May 26, 2008
Wayland's Memorial Day Parade will form at 10:30am on Monday, May 26, 2008, at the Wayland Middle School, 201 Main Street. The parade steps off at 11:00am and will proceed along Route 27 to Route 30 to the Lakeview Cemetery in Cochituate.
EARLY MORNING CEREMONIES
8:30am. Ceremony at St.
Zepherin's Cemetery
8:50am Ceremony at World War II Memorial (Opposite the
Villa)
9:15am Ceremony at South Cemetery
9:45am Ceremony at North Cemetery
10:15am Ceremony at Wayland Veterans Memorial, Wayland Town
Building
All times are approximate
PARADE SCHEDULE
10:30am Form Parade at the
Wayland Middle School, 201 Main Street
Flags
Wayland Police Escort
Grand Marshall, Wayland native,
Sgt. Daniel Regan,
just back from Iraq
VFW and American Legion Color Guard and Firing Squad
Boy Scouts /Girl 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
Pioneer Girls and Boys
Brownies and Girl Scouts
Dudley Pond Association
Wayland Middle School Band
Non Marching Veterans in Van
11:00am Parade steps off to Lakeview Cemetery via Main Street (Route 27) and Commonwealth Road (Route 30)
11:30am MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE at the Cemetery
Welcome Mr. William D.
Whitney. Chair of Wayland Board of Selectman
Tom Conroy, State Representative
State Senator Scott Brown
Invocation Rev Madeline Sifantus First Parish Church Wayland
Gettysburg Address Wayland High School student
Keynote Address Chief Master Sergeant
Karen R. McCoy, Command Chief Master Sergeant for the
Electronic Systems Center and 66th Air Base Wing, Hanscom
Air Force Base
Freedom Prize Wayland
Veterans Committee, Jim Burkley
Musical Selection Wayland High School Band, Joseph Oneschuk,
Conductor
Closing Prayer American
Legion Chaplain Rev Arthur Strafuss
Salute American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars
Firing Squad
Taps Two High School trumpeters
National Anthem Wayland High School Band
12:30 pm 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 11am. For confirmation, please call Richard Turner at 508-358-4294 after 9am on May 28th.