Wayland's First Memorial Day Parade Since 2019: Photos

WAYLAND, MA — Wayland hosted its first Memorial Day parade since 2019 last week, featuring a procession of local veterans, student marching bands, town officials and more.

Here's the full lineup from the May 31 parade, according to the Wayland Public Ceremonies Committee:

Morning ceremonies

• 8:30 a.m. — Wayland Veterans Memorial (Wayland Town Building)
• 8:50 a.m. — Wayland North Cemetery (Old Sudbury Road / Route 27)
• 9 a.m. — Biet Olam West (60 Old Sudbury Road / Route 27)
• 9:15 a.m. — Wayland South Cemetery (Cochituate Road / Route 27)
• 9:45 a.m. — WWII Memorial at Lokerville Green (Route 30 and East Plain Street)
• 10 a.m. — St. Zepherin’s Cemetery (Bent Avenue)

Parade participants

• Color Guard of Flags & Scout Master
• Wayland Police Escort
• Jack Barry, Grand Marshall, Wayland Memorial Day Parade
• DPW Mack Truck
• COL Troy N. Morton, Commander, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Keynote Address Speaker
• Veteran Marchers and Veteran Riders (in COA van)
• Wayland High School Band
• Girl Scouts
• Scouts BSA
• Vintage Police Cruiser – Mass. State Police
• Wayland Fire Department
• Wayland Town Officials, Guests, and Clergy
• Former Town Officials
• Wayland Committees and Departments
• Wayland Middle School Band
• Parade Staff

Memorial Day Service

Hosted by the Wayland Public Ceremonies Committee at Lakeview Cemetery (off Route 30 /
Commonwealth Avenue). Master of Ceremonies: Richard P. Turner, retired U.S. Navy, Chair of the Public Ceremonies Committee and Purple Heart recipient.

• Welcome by Richard P. Turner
• Invocation by the Rev. Lt. Col. David O’Leary, U.A. Air Force, of Good Shepherd Parish
• "National Anthem" by the Wayland High School Band
• "My Country, ‘Tis of Thee" by Victoria Gitten
• Scouts BSA
• Girl Scouts
• American Legion Post 133 Color Guard and firing detail
• Jack Barry, Grand Marshall
• Opening Remarks by Wayland Select Board Member, Dave Watkins
• Gettysburg Address by Wayland High School Student, Molly Morneweck.
• Keynote address by COL Troy N. Morton, Commander, USARIEM
• "America the Beautiful" by Victoria Gitten
• Dedication of Veterans Memorial Monument by Carl E. Bernardo, American Legion Post #133 commander.
• Raising of the Flag by 1st Sgt. Robert Bernard, retired U.S. Army, and Grand Marshall Jack Barry.
• "Eternal Father, Strong to Save" (The Navy Hymn) by the Wayland High School Band
• Rifle Salute by the American Legion Firing Detail
• Echo Taps by Wayland High School Trumpeters
• Benediction, Closing Prayer by Chaplain Lt. Col. David O’Leary