GUIDELINES FOR MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES
Saturday May 25th to Monday May 27th 2024
POST 7677 AND AUXILIARY CEREMONIAL SCHEDULE, MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 2024
UNIFORM: WHITE SHIRT, BLACK TROUSERS WITH VFW OR AUX CAP; IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE SHIRT OR TROUSERS, CAP ALONE IS APPROPRIATE.
SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2024: PLEASE MEET AT THE JUNIOR MECHANICS CEMETERY ON CARRANZA ROAD AT 0945 HOURS. WE WILL CONDUCT A SERVICE THERE, LEAD THE PARADE INTO TABERNACLE AND CONDUCT A SECOND SERVICE AT THE TOWN HALL. WE WILL THEN CONVOY TO SEVEN SEPARATE CEMETERIES, CONDUCTING SERVICES BEFORE RETURNING TO THE POST.
SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2024: PLEASE MEET AT THE PEACOCK CEMETERY AT THE JUNCTION OF CHAIRVILLE ROAD AND ROUTE 70 AT 0830 HOURS. WE WILL CONDUCT SERVICES AT FOUR SEPARATE CEMETERIES AND PARTICIPATE IN THE INDIAN MILLS MEMORIAL DAY PARADE. BREAKFAST WILL BE PROVIDED.
MONDAY, MAY 27, 2024: PLEASE MEET IN THE FREEDOM PARK PARKING LOT NEAR THE SKATEBOARD RINK AT 1030 HOURS. WE WILL LEAD THE MEDFORD MEMORIAL DAY PARADE AND CONDUCT SERVICES AT THE MAIN STREET MONUMENTS, FREEDOM PARK AND THE POST HOME. OUR FIRING PARTY WILL ALSO FIRE THE SALUTE FOR THE LUMBERTON MEMORIAL DAY PARADE.
DETAILS:
1. A SERVICE CONSISTS OF A PRAYER, PLACING A WREATH, RIFLE SALUTE AND THE PLAYING OR SINGING OF TAPS.
2. WE WILL REQUIRE A TOTAL OF EIGHT WREATHS, 5 FOR THE POST AND 3 FOR THE AUXILIARY. WREATHS ON HAND NLT FRIDAY MAY 24, 2024.
3. WREATHS WILL BE PREPOSITIONED AT THE POST, TOWN MONUMENT AND FREEDOM PARK PRIOR TO MONDAY’S CEREMONIES.
4. THE FLAGS AND RIFLES FOR ALL CEREMONIES WILL BE HANDLED BY COMRADE PAINTING.
5. WE WILL NEED RIFLE SHOOTERS AND FLAG BEARERS.
6. THE CEREMONIES WILL GO ON RAIN OR SHINE.
FOR THE COMMANDER;