Memorial Day Parade Program

SHREWSBURY- The town of Shrewsbury will host a Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 30 starting at 9:30 a.m.

The parade will begin at the Richard D. Carney Municipal Office Building, 100 Maple Ave. Participants are encouraged to arrive at 9 a.m.

You can read more about the featured speaker Senior Chief Petty Officer Christopher Knight (Ret.) and the parade here.

The parade formation is as follows:

Shrewsbury Police Department
Shrewsbury Fire Department
Staff and Local & State Officials
Active Military Personnel & Persian Gulf Veterans
Shrewsbury High School Band
Charles J. Murphy Post #10278, V.F.W.
Ray Stone Post #238, A.L.
Victor R. Quaranta Post #397, A.L.
Veteran’s Inc.
Visiting Veteran’s Groups
Blue Star Mother’s
Veteran’s Vehicles
Shrewsbury Boy Scouts
Shrewsbury Girl Scouts
Parents and Friends of Active Military Personnel
Shrewsbury Oak Middle School Band
Shrewsbury Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

The remainder of the parade is as follows:

The 2016 Memorial Address will be given by Senior Chief Petty Officer Christopher Knight (Ret.) 

A performance by the Oak Middle School Band
Pledge of Allegiance by Boy Scout Troop 114
Scott Galbraith, Anthony Gardner & Zach Koester
Wreath Ceremony and Salute by
American Legion, Ray Stone Post # 238
Taps played by SHS Band Members

The parade continues on to the veteran's lot in Mountain View Cemetery

Services for Veterans of All Wars.
National Anthem
A performance by Shrewsbury High School A Capella Choir
Reading of General Logan’s Orders by Benjamin George of Shrewsbury High's debate team
Wreath Ceremony and Salute by Charles Murphy Post # 10278, VFW
Taps played by SHS Band Members
Benediction by Msgr. Michael Rose
Reading of the Names of Town Veterans’ Squares by members of Shrewsbury Boy Scouts
Another performance by Shrewsbury High School Band

Ray Stone Post #238, A.L., will continue to the World War I Veterans’ Lot for memorial services. 

Victor R. Quaranta Post #397, A.L., and Charles J. Murphy Post #10278, V.F.W.,
will continue to their memorial lot for services and disband.

Taps will be played at the Cemetery to conclude the day's events.