Eastern CT towns honor Memorial Day with parades and ceremonies. What's happening when?

Matt Grahn, The Bulletin
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While the start of summer is drawing near, many people like to think about summertime activities. It could be going swimming, camping, or just eating ice cream. However, Memorial Day, May 29 this year, comes before that. While some use the bank holiday as a grilling day, others take the time to remember those who died in service to our country. There are multiple towns in eastern Connecticut that will have ceremonies and parades to recognize those who gave their all. Here are just some of the places holding ceremonies and parades.

Norwich

The Norwich Area Veterans Council, the City of Norwich, and the Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce are hosting a Memorial Day parade and program. The parade will start at noon Monday, beginning at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, to Broadway, and over to Chelsea Parade.

The program starts after the parade at 1:15 p.m. Local leaders, including Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom and State Senator Cathy Osten will give speeches. John Waggoner of the Norwich Area Veteran’s Council will go through all the overseas cemeteries with the numbers of those killed or missing in action in WWI and WWII. Music will include Paul Salisbury singing the Star Spangled Banner and God Bless America, with Taps played by two Norwich Free Academy Trumpeters.

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Killingly

There are multiple parades in Killingly for Memorial Day. Dayville's parade is Sunday at 1 p.m. and will go from Owen Bell Park, down Route 101 to St. Joseph’s Cemetery. The South Killingly parade is Monday at 9 a.m. and starts at South Killingly Congregational Church. The East Killingly parade is Monday at 11 a.m. and starts at the East Killingly Fire Station. The Danielson Parade is Monday at 1 p.m. and will go from the St. James parking lot to Davis Park, where there is a ceremony after.

Griswold

Griswold’s Memorial Day annual ceremony is 11 a.m. at David Hale Fanning Park. After the ceremony, the veterans will walk to St. Mary Cemetery in Lisbon.

Plainfield

The town will have a Memorial Day ceremony at 8:45 a.m. Monday at Veteran’s Park in Moosup. There is also a ceremony at 11 a.m. at the Plainfield Town Green. At 1 p.m., the parade will start from AmVets Post 47 in Wauregan.

This article originally appeared on The Bulletin: Memorial Day parades in Norwich Killingly Plainfield Griswold