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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