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05/22/2019 08:30 AMThe Madison Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, May 27. The organizers are counting on the usual participants to be there and to show their usual patriotism, so boy scouts, girl scouts, firemen, policemen, etc., come on down.
The parade will form from 9 to 9:45 a.m. in the Stop & Shop parking lots. There will be persons assigned to help each unit find their place to await marching off and also when to march off and how to do so. Look for some very official-looking volunteers carrying a piece of paper called “The Line of March.” They will help marchers get set.
The parade will follow the usual route this year, from Samson Rock Drive down Route 1 to the green for the first ceremony, then down Route 1 to West Cemetery for the second ceremony where, at the conclusion of the ceremony, the parade participants will be dismissed. There will be a bus there for parade participants who cannot walk.
There will be a third ceremony at West Wharf, at approximately 12:15 p.m. The veterans will be bused there from the Legion Hall for that ceremony.
The main ceremony will take place on the green as always. The guest of honor this year will be Helen Pedersen-Keel Keiser on behalf of Gold Star Families. There will be addresses by Madison’s First Selectman Tom Banisch, American Legion Post 79 Commander Donna Farrell, and VFW Post 2096 Commander Larry Brundrett.
All veterans are cordially invited to come down to join in this parade. Those who can still get into their old uniform should wear it, or any part of it that they can still fit into. For those unable to walk, the organizers have cars ready to transport them on the parade route and would appreciate their presence.
For more information on participating in the parade, call Donna Farrell at: 203-804-2693. In the case of inclement weather, the parade will be canceled and the ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. in the American Legion Hall.