Line of March Announced For Westport Memorial Day Parade

WESTPORT, CT – William Vornkahl, President of the Westport Veterans Council, has released the Line of March for the Memorial Day parade and the program for services to be held on Veterans Green immediately after the parade on Monday, May 28.

Vornkahl also announced that in honor of all veterans and first responders, there will be a helicopter fly-over by Eagle One out of Stratford during the parade. The fly over will be dependent upon favorable weather conditions.

According to a news release, the parade begins at 9 a.m. on Riverside Avenue. Immediately following the parade, memorial services will be held on Veterans Green. If the parade is canceled, services will be held at 10 a.m. in the Westport Town Hall Auditorium.

Line of March

HONOR DIVISION

1. Connecticut Senior Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps
2. Westport Police Department
3. Westport Volunteer EMS
4. Grand Marshal Lawrence “Larry” Aasen
5. Aides to Grand Marshal – World War II Veterans

1st DIVISION

6. Dignitaries - RTM Members
7. Westport Community Band
8. Connecticut Veterans Honor Guard
9. Joseph J. Clinton Post 399 – Veterans of Foreign Wars
August Matthias Post 63 – American Legion
10. VFW Auxiliary 399 Westport Float
11. Knapp Military Vehicles

2nd DIVISION

12. Nash Drum Corps
13. Westport Fire Department
14. Fire Department Vehicles
15. Y’s Men of Westport/Weston
16. Westport Little League
17. Staples High School Band
18. Westport Soccer Association
19. Westport Lacrosse Association
20. Suzuki Music School of Westport
21. St. Paul Christian School
22. St. Paul Lutheran Church
23. Westport Woman’s Club

3rd DIVISION
24. Westport Masonic Lodge Temple #65
25. Bedford Middle School Band
26. Westport Library
27. Girl Scouts of Connecticut
28. Westport Historical Society
29. Westport Rotary Club
30. Boy Scouts of America
31. Y’s Women of Westport
32. Coleytown Middle School Band
33. World Champion Taekwondo Westport
34. Saugatuck River Power Squadron
34a. Builders Beyond Borders

4th Division
35. Knights of Columbus – Westport Council #3688
36. Col. John Chester Fife & Drum Corps
37. League of Women Voters of Westport
38. Westport Weston Family YMCA
39. Westport Sunrise Rotary
40. Clasp Homes
41. Downunder CT
42. Westport P.A.L.
43. Radio Station WEBE 108
44. Junior Colonials Fife & Drum Corps

2018 Program For Memorial Day Services

Master of Ceremonies: William Vornkahl, President, Westport Veterans Council CT Veterans Hall of Fame

Invocation: Reverend Alison Buttrick Patton, Saugatuck Congregational Church

Pledge of Allegiance: Boy Scouts of America – Troop 39

National Anthem: Nicholas Rossi, Soloist, Staples High School

Welcoming Address: Honorable James S. Marpe, First Selectman

America the Beautiful: Georgia Wright, Soloist, Staples High School

Introduction of Grand Marshal: William Vornkahl

Placing of Memorial Wreath: Commander, VFW Post 399, President, Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 399, Commander, American Legion Post 63

Firing Detail: Westport Police Department

Taps: Staples Band Buglers (Samantha Atlas, Andrew Badeski)

God Bless America: Christopher Hoile, Soloist, Staples High School

Benediction: Reverend Alison Buttrick Patton, Saugatuck Congregational Church

Musical Selection (Armed Forces Salute): Staples High School Band, Nicholas Mariconda, Director

In the event the parade is canceled due to extreme weather conditions, the services will be in the Westport Town Hall Auditorium, starting at 10 a.m.

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