FRYEBURG – VFW Post 6783 and the town of Fryeburg will sponsor a parade and memorial service honoring all deceased veterans of the nation’s armed forces at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 29.
Parade grand marshals and honored guests will include Fryeburg’s citizen-soldiers of the 133rd Engineer Battalion, state Sen. David Hastings, a Fryeburg Academy musical ensemble, the Molly Ockett Middle School Marching Band, VFW Post 6783 Honor Guard, State Police Color Guard and a parade of fire trucks and old cars.
All who desire to march are welcome – kids, bikes, groups. Parade line-up will begin at 12:30 p.m. The memorial service will follow, including a wreath-laying, firing squad and “Taps” for fallen comrades. The memorial service will go on, rain or shine. Listen to local radio stations for parade cancellation information.
In the event that the parade is canceled, the memorial service will continue at 1 p.m. in Bradley Park. For more information, contact David Knapp at 935-7807.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.