LEWISTON – The Sabattus American Legion Post 135 Bell and Drum Corps will appear in Lewiston’s Memorial Day parade on Saturday, May 26, and in the Sabattus parade on Monday, May 28.

Saturday’s parade will start at 9 a.m. from Lewiston’s Kennedy Park. The Sabattus parade will step off at 9 a.m. Monday, May 28, at the Sabattus Legion Post.

Most of the players are retired from Lewiston’s 133rd Engineer Battalion, Maine Army National Guard, and were members of the original Guard Drum Corps that was started in 1982. Three of the players, Kelly Bickford, Peter Bellegarde and Bob Smith, are still active members of the guard and have recently served in Iraq.

The corps has provided music for more than 20 years for the Sabattus Legion Memorial Day parades.

Groups or organizations wishing to participate in the parades should contact the following: Lewiston, Bert Dutil, 786-2305; Sabattus, Commander Ed Nadeau, 375-4058.