Shrewsbury's Memorial Day Parade And Plans For 2018

SHREWSBURY, MA—The annual Memorial Day Parade takes place on Monday, May 28, kicking off from the steps of the Town Hall at 9:30 a.m.

Shortly before the parade kicks off, at 9:20 a.m. at the police station, there is a soldier's salute, with welcome address by John Travers, Ray Stone Post, master of ceremonies. Jessica Peng from the Shrewsbury High Speech and Debate Team delivers the Gettysburg Address.

The parade then kicks off from the Town Hall and continues to the center of town for the Memorial Day address and then concludes at Mountain View Cemetery.

In the parade:

• Shrewsbury Police Department
• Shrewsbury Fire Department
• Staff and Local & State Officials
• Active Military Personnel & Persian Gulf Veterans
• Shrewsbury High School Band
• Charles J. Murphy Post #10278, V.F.W.
• Ray Stone Post #238, A.L.
• Victor R. Quaranta Post #397, A.L.
• Visiting Veterans Groups
• Blue Star Mothers of Central MA Chapter 3
• Veterans Inc.
• Veteran’s Vehicles
• Shrewsbury Boy Scouts Troops
• Shrewsbury Girl Scouts Troops
• Shrewsbury Sweethearts
• Parents and Friends of Active Military Personnel
• Shrewsbury Oak Middle School 8th Grade Band
• Shrewsbury Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

The concluding ceremony at Mountain View Cemetery includes:

• National Anthem: Members of Shrewsbury High School A Capella Choir
• Reading of General Logan’s Orders by Preston Karp, Shrewsbury High, Speech & Debate Team
• Wreath Ceremony and Salute by Ray Stone Post # 238, American Legion
• Taps played by SHS Band Members
• Benediction by Msgr. Michael Rose
• Reading of the Names of Town Memorial Squares by Members of Shrewsbury Boy Scouts
• Selection by Shrewsbury High School Band

This year's featured speaker is Commander Jamie Godwin, who earned his commission through the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. He first served as a Surface Warfare Officer aboard USS Peoria and USS Russell, a guided missile AEGIS destroyer, both in the Pacific Fleet.

Additional information on Memorial Day parade and services here.

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