POST 7677 AND AUXILIARY CEREMONIAL SCHEDULE
GENERAL: ONCE AGAIN, COVID RELATED RESTRICTIONS HAVE CANCELLED OR MODIFIED REGULARLY SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES.
A MAJOR CHANGE IS THE CANCELLATION OF THE MEDFORD PARADE SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, MAY 31ST.
CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES FOR MEDFORD TOWNSHIP HAVE BEEN MOVED TO SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH AS DETAILED BELOW.
THERE WILL BE MEMORIAL SERVICES WITHOUT PARADES IN TABERNACLE ON SATURDAY AND INDIAN MILLS ON SUNDAY.
IN ADDITION, POST 7677 WILL PROVIDE PERSONNEL TO AUGMENT THE VINCENTOWN PARADE ON MONDAY AND OUR FIRING PARTY WILL FIRE THE SALUTE FOR THE LUMBERTON PARADE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.
WE HAVE SCALED BACK THE SIZE OF OUR CEREMONIAL PARTY AND WILL PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING. THE CEREMONIAL PARTY WILL CONSIST OF THE POST COMMANDER, CHAPLAIN, TWO COLOR BEARERS, FOUR RIFLEMEN, TWO BUGLERS AND A FLAG RAISER.
FOR THE MEDFORD CEREMONIES, REQUEST THE AUXILIARY PROVIDE TWO REPRESENTATIVES FOR WREATH LAYING. I WILL PREPOSITION TWO WREATHS EACH AT THE MEDFORD TOWN MONUMENT AND THE MONUMENT SITE AT FREEDOM PARK AND LOWER THE FLAGS THERE TO HALF STAFF. I WILL HAVE FLAGS AND WEAPONS IN MY VEHICLE.
UNIFORM: WHITE SHIRT, BLACK TROUSERS, VFW OR AUXILIARY CAP. IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE SHIRT AND TROUSERS, YOUR CAP IS SUFFICIENT. EVERYONE SHOULD BRING A FACE MASK IN CASE CONDITIONS DICTATE THEIR USE.
SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2021:
1. THE CEREMONIAL PARTY WILL MEET AT THE JUNIOR MECHANICS CEMETERY ON CARRANZA ROAD, TABERNACLE AT 0900 HOURS AND CONDUCT OUR BASIC SERVICE WHICH CONSISTS OF A PRAYER, RIFLE SALUTE AND THE PLAYING OF TAPS. WE WILL THEN CONVOY TO THE TABERNACLE TOWN HALL AND PARTICIPATE IN A WREATH LAYING CEREMONY WITH TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS FOLLOWED BY OUR BASIC SERVICE.
2. CONVOY DOWN CARRANZA ROAD TO THE SMALL BAPTIST CEMETERY ON THE LEFT AND CONDUCT OUR BASIC SERVICE.
3. CONVOY TO MEDFORD AND MEET TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS AT THE GATED CEMETERY NEAR THE JUNCTION OF STOKES AND HIMMELEIN ROADS AT 1000 HOURS AND CONDUCT OUR BASIC SERVICE.
4. CONVOY TO THE JUNCTION OF BRANCH AND FILBERT STREETS AND CONDUCT BASIC SERVICES AT THE CHURCH WITHOUT BORDERS, THE BAPTIST CEMETERY AND THE ODD FELLOWS CEMETERY IN THAT ORDER.
5. CONVOY TO THE PARKING LOT BEHIND THE MEDFORD TOWN MONUMENTS. RAISE THE FLAG TO THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND CONDUCT A WREATH LAYING AND BASIC SERVICE WITH TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS.
6. CONVOY TO THE FREEDOM PARK MONUMENT SITE WITH TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS AND ORGANIZERS OF THE FOLDS OF HONOR PROGRAM. RAISE THE FLAG TO THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND CONDUCT A WREATH LAYING AND BASIC SERVICE.
7. CONVOY TO THE LUMBERTON CEMETERY ON ROUTE 541 AT BELLA ROAD AND CONDUCT OUR BASIC SERVICE.
8. RETURN TO THE POST.
SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021:
1. THE CEREMONIAL PARTY WILL MEET AT THE PEACOCK CEMETERY AT THE JUNCTION OF CHAIRVILLE ROAD AND ROUTE 70 AT 0800 AND CONDUCT A BASIC SERVICE.
2. CONVOY TO THE CHATSWORTH CEMETERY PAST THE CANNERY ON ROUTE 563 AND CONDUCT A BASIC SERVICE.
3. CONVOY TO THE HISTORIC SITE CEMETERY IN THE WOODS AT SPEEDWELL AND PERFORM A BASIC SERVICE.
4. CONVOY TO THE INDIAN MILLS MONUMENT AT THE SCHOOL AND IN CONCERT WITH TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS, FIRST RESPONDERS AND LOCAL PARISHONERS, CONDUCT WREATH LAYINGS AND BASIC SERVICE.
5. CONVOY TO PINELANDS MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY ON WILLOW GROVE ROAD AND CONDUCT A BASIC SERVICE.
6. CONVOY TO THE ATSION GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH OFF ROUTE 206 AND CONDUCT A BASIC SERVICE WITH PARISHONERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS.
7. CONVOY TO THE PARK VIEW CEMETERY ON FOSTERTOWN ROAD IN MEDFORD AND CONDUCT A BASIC SERVICE.
8. RETURN TO THE POST.
MONDAY, MAY 31, 2021:
1. A DETACHMENT OF POST VOLUNTEERS HAS GENEROUSLY AGREED TO AUGMENT THE VINCENTOWN AMERICAN LEGION POST TO SUPPORT THE VINCENTOWN MEMORIAL DAY PARADE. COMRADES PRESTON, LAUDICINA, DEEHR, JOHNSON AND TOYE ARE ASKED TO REPORT TO THE VINCENTOWN BASEBALL FIELD COMPLEX ON RED LION ROAD AT 0730 HOURS FOR AN ORIENTATION. THEY WILL ASSIST AS COLOR BEARERS AND FIRING PARTY MEMBERS FOR NUMEROUS WREATH LAYING CEREMONIES IN AND AROUND TOWN AND THE ACTUAL PARADE WHICH BEGINS AT 1000 HOURS. FLAGS AND WEAPONS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE AMERICAN LEGION. THESE ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN SUFFICIENT TIME FOR OUR DETACHMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE POST MEMORIAL SERVICE AT 1200 HOURS.
2. AT 1200 HOURS, THE POST WILL CONDUCT ITS NORMAL MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE AT THE FLAGPOLE. THE NATIONAL COLORS WILL BE RAISED TO THE NATIONAL ANTHEM FOLLOWED BY A PRAYER, WREATH LAYING, RIFLE SALUTE AND TAPS. CEREMONIAL PARTY MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY’S ACTIVITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. WE REQUEST COMRADE PRATTE TO PLAY TAPS. A BARBEQUE WILL FOLLOW THE CEREMONY.
3. AT 1315 HOURS, THE POST FIRING PARTY WILL CONVOY TO LUMBERTON TO SHOOT THE SALUTE FOR THE LUMBERTON PARADE AND WREATH LAYING CEREMONIES.
JOE PAINTING, CEREMONIAL COORDINATOR (H) (609) 859-8051: (C) (609) 969-1414; josephpainting@comcast.net