Malden Cancels Veterans Day Parade Due To Pandemic

MALDEN, MA — Malden has canceled its traditional in-person Veterans Day Parade this year, as the holiday is approaching and "the COVID-19 pandemic has not gone away," according to a statement on the city's website.

Malden will hold an observance similar to its Memorial Day virtual parade and is asking members of the armed forces to participate. People who are actively serving or former members of the armed services are invited to film a short clip for the city's video.

Here's how to participate:

• Have the Veteran or active duty service person themselves be the one to deliver the message;
• Announce their name, service branch and current/former rank and if active service where they are currently serving
• Announce something about their connection to Malden whether saying what neighborhood they are from, shout out to someone back home, year they graduated from a Malden school, etc. - something that really says "Malden"
• Keep the entire video 30 seconds or less as we anticipate a lot of videos to be included.

You may submit all videos either by emailing info@cityofmalden.org or messaging facebook.com/cityofmalden to receive instructions on how to upload your video.