Saturday, May 26, the Franco-American Veterans will hold a Memorial Day ceremony at 9:15 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Ceremony in East Chelmsford. At 9:30, there will be a remembrance event at the Oullette Memorial at St. Joseph’s Ceremony. At 10:30 a.m., the Lowell Veterans’ Council will hold a solemn ceremony at the Ladd & Whitney Monument in front of City Hall. That will be followed by an 11:00 a.m. event at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium which will include speeches from local officials and musical tributes to fallen veterans.
On Sunday, May 27, a “firing and taps” ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. at the VFW on Plain Street. A Polish-American Veterans’ event will begin at noon on Coburn Street in Centralville. At 12:30, the Greek-American Veterans will hold an event that will begin on Worthen Street. At 1:30, the Korean War Vets will congregate for an event at the Oullette Monument at the St. Joseph Cemetery in East Chelmsford.
On Monday the 28th (Memorial Day), The Veterans of St. Louis will host an event at 9:00 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park. At 10:30 a.m., the Dracut Memorial Day Parade will commence, starting from the Greenmont Avenue School. At 2:00 p.m., the Merrimack Valley Vietnam Veterans will gather for a remembrance event at Veterans’ Park on North Road in Chelmsford.
All of these events are free and open to the public.
The Mayor wishes you and your family an excellent and safe Memorial Day weekend.
Best Wishes,
The Office of the Mayor