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TOWN OF OLD SAYBROOK
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
MONDAY, MAY 30, 2016
The Town of Old Saybrook has announced that it will hold its annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 30, 2016.
There will be two ceremonies: A waterside, full naval ritual with a rifle salute at 9 a.m. followed by a parade at 10 a.m. to the Veterans Memorial Monuments.
The day's events will begin with a Dockside Naval Ceremony. Assembly will be at 8:45 a.m. for all participating units at the Saybrook Point Pavilion parking lot, located at the end of College Street, with a Wreath Laying Ceremony on the Connecticut River at 9:00 a.m.
The Parade assembly will be at 9:30 a.m. at the Stop & Shop parking lot. The Parade steps off promptly at 10:00 a.m. from Elm Street. The Parade will go straight across Route 1 to Main Street to the Veterans Memorial Monuments on the Town Green, where a Memorial Program will be conducted. Those marching or riding in the Memorial Day Parade are reminded to not throw candies or novelties to anyone on either side of the parade route. Weather permitting, military flyovers are scheduled during the parade.
All veterans are invited to attend, and rides in the parade route are available. For more information or to participate, contact Max Sabrin at 860-395-5550 or osfd@aol.com
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