Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade 2022 Details Announced

DERBY, CT — The city of Derby will hold a parade and memorial service over Memorial Day weekend.

The events were announced on Facebook by Town Clerk Marc Garofalo. On Monday, the Derby Shelton Memorial Day Parade is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., rain or shine.

According to Garofalo, the parade will starts at Howe Avenue and Cornell Street in Shelton, head south then right on to Kneen Street, right on to Coram Avenue, right on to White Street, left on to Derby-Shelton Bridge toward Derby, right on to Main Street, left on to Elizabeth Street and ends at Cottage Street and Elizabeth Street.

The beginning of the parade will pause at the Derby Shelton Bridge for a brief ceremony and wreath ceremony. There will be a military flyover at approximately 9:30 a.m., Garofalo said.

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On Sunday, a memorial service will be held at Shelton Intermediate School at 7 p.m.

According to Garofalo, this one-hour service will "commemorate Memorial Day with music, spoken word, and silent reverence. It will also honor the more than 100 veterans from Derby and Shelton who have died in the past year. Their names will be read and their next of kin will be presented with a carnation."

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend the memorial service.

"This Memorial Day, let us remember with infinite thanks those who gave the supreme sacrifice in defense of our country," Garofalo said on Facebook.