Shrewsbury,Massachusetts Memorial Day Parade Program May 27, 2024
This is the 155th Anniversary of the Founding of Memorial Day by the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Parade will form at 9:00 am at the Richard D. Carney Municipal Office Building, 100 Maple Avenue. PARADE FORMATION Shrewsbury Police Department Shrewsbury Fire Department Staff and Local & State Officials Shrewsbury High School Band Charles J. Murphy Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post #10278 Ray Stone American Legion Post #238 Victor R. Quaranta American Legion Post #397 Project New Hope Inc. Visiting Veterans Groups Active Military Personnel & Persian Gulf Veterans Parents and Friends of Active Military Personnel Veteran’s Vehicles Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Veterans Inc Shrewsbury BSA- Girl Troop 7114 Shrewsbury Boy Scouts Troops Shrewsbury Girl Scouts Troops Khailah Griffin, Miss Worcester County Bailey Tatro, Miss Blackstone Valley Laila Hosnander, Miss Worcester County's Teen Noelle O’Hanlon, Miss Blackstone Valley's Teen Shrewsbury Oak Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Band
SOLDIER’S STATUE - TOWN HALL/POLICE STATION (9:20 am) Opening Remarks Welcome remarks from John Samia, Select Board Welcome remarks from State Rep. Hannah Kane Parade will begin at 9:30 am ***** WAR MEMORIAL – TOWN CENTER Welcome- John Travers, Commander, Ray Stone Post, Master of Ceremonies Gettysburg Address by Sabrina Welch, Shrewsbury High, Speech & Debate Team 2024 MEMORIAL ADDRESS BY John Griffin, Guest Speaker Selection by Shrewsbury Oak Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Band Pledge of Allegiance led by BSA Pack 158 Joseph Wisuri & William Rossacci Wreath Ceremony and Salute by Ashley Gerstel Taps played by SHS Band members, Aiden Kunsch & Matthew Gomes
MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY Parade continues to Veterans’ Lot in Mountain View Cemetery to conduct services for Veterans of All Wars. Parade participants line up on the main roadway in the cemetery. National Anthem Members of Shrewsbury High School Chamber Choir Reading of General Logan’s Orders by Nithin Praburam, Shrewsbury High, Speech & Debate Team Wreath Ceremony and Salute by Fred Russell Taps played by SHS Band members, Aiden Kunsch & Matthew Gomes Benediction by Msgr. Michael Rose Reading of the Veterans names of Town Memorial Squares by Members of the Shrewsbury Scouts Selection by Shrewsbury High School Band All veterans and town officers are cordially invited to join Troop 4 at Ray Stone Post for a BBQ following the parade
May 29, 2023 Shrewsbury, MA 1 0 inch = 500 Feet 500 1000 1500 Shrewsbury Memorial Day Parade Route Parade starts @ 100 Maple Ave. 9:30 am Parade ends Memorial Address
Special Thanks to: ·Shrewsbury Cub Scout Packs # 114 & # 62 for decorating the Veterans Squares around Shrewsbury. ·Shrewsbury Girl Scouts for placing flags on Veterans graves at Mountain View Cemetery on May 27th ·Shrewsbury Boy Scout Troop 227 for placing flags at St. Anne’s Parish Cemetery. In Memory of William Butch Rand & James Dunlevy John Travers Donald R. Gray Robert Holland Jeff Farrell Carly Morin Kevin J. Esposito MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE Frederick J. Russell Michael D. Bellows Arthur Dobson Laurel Rossiter Michelle Cronin Jessica Rebokis Tricia Sardagnola