EG Pays Respect to Veterans with Parade, Tributes

East Greenwich came out to support and cheer Veterans of all stripes at its annual Veterans Day parade on Tuesday.

“I’m here not to represent myself but to represent all the injured -- the ones that survived and can’t walk,” said John Taylor, an East Greenwich resident and disabled veteran.

Lucy Amat, 90, is a veteran of World War II.

“And I go dancing, karaoke; I still to all that,” she said.

This year’s parade was led by Grand Marshall Bruce C. MacGunnigle, a longtime employee of the town for many years and a tireless advocate for the town.

MacGunnigle is also known as a town historian, the author of 15 books on the Revolutionary War and the person who had the original idea of having strolls on Main Street, which has evolved in the increasingly popular Main Street Strolls that fill the town with shoppers and guests.

The East Greenwich Chamber of Commerce posted 66 photos of the parade on its Facebook page, if you’d like to see more.