Memorial Day Parade Honors Memory of Lives Lost
Flags went up early Monday in Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven.
Flags went up early Monday in Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven.
Many volunteers participated getting the cemetery ready.
Many volunteers participated getting the cemetery ready.
Richard Reinhardsen plants a flag.
Richard Reinhardsen plants a flag.
Avenue of Flags.
Avenue of Flags.
Chaplin David Berube reads a poem while Kevin Nichols stands by with wreath.
Chaplin David Berube reads a poem while Kevin Nichols stands by with wreath.
Parade began at the American Legion Post in Vineyard Haven and traveled to Oak Grove Cemetery.
Parade began at the American Legion Post in Vineyard Haven and traveled to Oak Grove Cemetery.
Service members spanning generations marched.
Service members spanning generations marched.
Edgartown police chief Bruce McNamee played the bagpipes.
Edgartown police chief Bruce McNamee played the bagpipes.
etired Tisbury fire chief John Schilling played Taps.
etired Tisbury fire chief John Schilling played Taps.
Senior Master Sgt. David Kann places wreath at the Avenue of Flags directory.
Senior Master Sgt. David Kann places wreath at the Avenue of Flags directory.
Girls Scouts and Boy Scouts helped honor the moment.
Girls Scouts and Boy Scouts helped honor the moment.
In memoriam.
In memoriam.
Natalie Wood sings the National Anthem.
Natalie Wood sings the National Anthem.
Veterans and service men and women from all areas of the Island turned out for the annual Memorial Day parade.
Veterans and service men and women from all areas of the Island turned out for the annual Memorial Day parade.
The parade reassembled and marched back to the American Legion Hall.
The parade reassembled and marched back to the American Legion Hall.
Members of the Vineyard community marked Memorial Day with a parade to honor all those who have died in service to the country.
The parade began at the American Legion Post 257 in Vineyard Haven and concluded in Oak Grove Cemetery. Local veterans, police officers, firemen, members of American Legion auxiliary, representatives of the Dukes County Sheriff’s Honor Guard and Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts all marched together to commemorate the holiday.