Trumbull Announces Details For 2023 Memorial Day Parade, Ceremonies

TRUMBULL, CT — First Selectman Vicki Tesoro announced this week the 2023 Memorial Day parade will take place Monday, May 29.

In recognition of lives lost, all are welcome to attend a brief ceremony and wreath-laying event at 8 a.m. at the Vietnam Memorial on White Plains Road, according to a news release provided by the town.

The parade will begin at the new Long Hill Market shopping plaza at 10 a.m. and end at Town Hall. Groups wishing to march may register online here.

The Town Hall ceremony will honor parade Grand Marshal Captain/Infantry Officer Michael Cafaro, a primary care and internal medicine physician in Trumbull who served with the United States Marine Corp from 1981 to 1993 and commanded more than eighty marines and sailors while stationed in Beirut, Lebanon, as a rifle platoon commander, according to Tesoro.

The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. in front of Town Hall. A wreath-laying ceremony honoring lives lost in other wars will also be held at Town Hall.

The town will also fly flags on Main Street from Memorial Day to Sept. 11. Anyone who wishes to sponsor a flag can find a purchase form here.

According to Tesoro, residents can purchase a flag in honor of, or in memory of, a soldier who is deceased, has served or is currently serving. Anyone can sponsor a flag in honor of all soldiers. The names of those being remembered or honored will appear in the program.

"Please join us in honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom," Tesoro said in a news release.