The color guard leads the Lisbon Memorial Day Parade on Monday morning down Addison Street before heading into MTM Park for a ceremony to honor local and national service men and women who died while serving their country. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Several dozen scouts, leaders and parents march into MTM Park Monday morning at the conclusion of the Memorial Day Parade. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The Auburn-Lewiston Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, marches Monday in the Lisbon Memorial Day Parade. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

One of several custom cars with local veterans driving and riding in. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

One of several custom cars with local veterans driving and riding in. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Dean Logan plays the bugle Monday morning during the Memorial Day ceremony at MTM Park in Lisbon. “My father is in charge of the firing squad and they recruited me when I was a Boy Scout to play taps. I’ve been doing it ever since. But my wife makes me practice in the garage,” he chuckled. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The crowd spreads out on the lawn at MTM Park in Lisbon Monday morning during a Memorial Day ceremony. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A crowd spreads out on the lawn Monday morning during a Memorial Day ceremony at MTM Park in Lisbon. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Poppy princess Adilynn Veilleux of Lisbon Falls collects money Monday during the Lisbon Memorial Day ceremony. Proceeds from the American Legion Auxiliary program are donated to veterans’ organizations. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Joel Ramich, a member of the color guard, watches people get comfortable Monday morning during the Memorial Day ceremony at MTM Park in Lisbon. A parade preceded the program. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Poppy princess Adilynn Veilleux of Lisbon Falls hands her grandfather Christopher Green of Naples, who is not a veteran, a paper poppy he bought from her Monday during the Memorial Day ceremony in Lisbon. The American Legion Auxiliary uses the funds to support veterans. Adilynn’s other grandfather, James Veilleux, is a veteran. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal


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