UPDATE: Due to the expected Memorial Day storm, the parade will not be held tomorrow. Indoor ceremonies will be held at Wayland Middle School in the Gymnasiuym. Plan to arrive at around 11am as seating is limited, the ceremonies will begin at 11:30am.
The Public Ceremonies Committee
Announces
TOWN OF WAYLAND
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM
May 30, 2016
Posted online here: http://www.wayland.ma.us/Pages/WaylandMA_BComm/Ceremonies/MemParade
Wayland’s Memorial Day Parade will form at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 30, 2016, 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 Lakeview Cemetery in Cochituate.
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EARLY MORNING CEREMONIES
Brief Tributes to Veterans in each Cemetery
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8:30 a.m.
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Ceremony at St. Zepherin’s Cemetery (Bent Avenue)
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8:50 a.m.
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Ceremony at WWII Memorial (Opposite the Villa)
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9:15 a.m.
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Ceremony at South Cemetery (Route 27 South)
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9:45 a.m.
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Ceremony at North Cemetery (Route 27 North)
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10:15 a.m.
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Ceremony at Wayland Veterans Memorial, Wayland Town Building
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PARADE SCHEDULE
All times are approximate
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10:30 a.m.
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Form Parade at the Wayland Middle School, 201 Main Street
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Color Guard of Flags
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Wayland Police Escort
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Grand Marshall First Sergeant Daniel Patterson, US Army
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American Legion Color Guard and Firing Squad
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Boy Scouts with Flags
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Marching Veterans – Service Women and Men
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Antique Vehicles
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Wayland High School Band
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WSPO Marchers
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50 feet of space
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Wayland Fire Department
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Wayland Town Officials and Guests
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Ceremony Speakers
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Former Town Officials
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Wayland Committees and Departments
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50 feet of space
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Girl Scouts
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Wayland Middle School Band
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Non-Marching Veterans in Vehicle
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11:00 a.m.
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Parade Steps off to Lakeview Cemetery via Main Street (Route 27) and Commonwealth Road (Route 30)
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11:30 a.m.
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MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE at the Cemetery
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Welcome
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Joseph F. Nolan, Wayland Board of Selectmen
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Carmen Gentile, State Representative
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Alice H. Peisch, State Representative
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State Senator Richard J. Ross
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Invocation
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Reverend Allan Baldwin, Trinitarian Congregational Church
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Boy Scouts with Flags
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American Legion Post #133, Wayland Color Guard and Firing Squad
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Gettysburg Address
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Abigail McCarthy, Wayland High School Student
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Keynote Address
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Colonel Charles H. May, Military Deputy Director for U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center
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12:00 p.m.
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Flag Raising by Carl E. Bernardo, Commander, American Legion Post 133 Wayland, and Grand Marshal
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Award Freedom Prize
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Richard P. Turner, Public Ceremonies Committee
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Musical Selection
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Patriotic Music, Joseph Oneschuk, Conductor
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Salute
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American Legion Firing Squad
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Echo Taps
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Wayland High School Trumpeters
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Closing Prayer
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Reverend Allan Baldwin, Trinitarian Congregational Church
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12:30 p.m.
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Parade returns to the Wayland Middle School via Pemberton Road to West Plain Street
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Parade will be in two sections. Plase see your Public Ceremonies Committee member for your groups line-up assignment.
Green Section: Mr. John Dyer
Yellow Section: Mr. George Bernard
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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 Monday, May 30, 2016
NOTE: The Council on Aging Van will depart the Wayland Town Building rear parking lot, at the rear door of the Senior Center, at 8:00 a.m. for the early morning ceremonies and non-marching Veterans. Additional non-marching Veterans may board at the parade staging area at the Middle School.
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