Marblehead is set to commemorate Memorial Day with a weekend of events and ceremonies honoring fallen service members.
The observances begin Thursday, May 23, at 9 a.m. with a Veterans Breakfast at the Council on Aging, sponsored by The Masons.
On Saturday, May 25, a grave flagging ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. at Waterside Cemetery. The public is invited and encouraged to participate in placing flags at veterans’ graves.
On Sunday, May 26, at 1 p.m., the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a public service at Star of the Sea Cemetery.
On Memorial Day, May 27, an 8 a.m. service at Clark Landing will be followed by a parade leaving from the Old Town House at 9 a.m. The route proceeds up Pleasant Street to Memorial Park. Following the exercises there, the parade will reform and turn left onto Spring Street, then left onto Elm Street. The parade will merge from Elm Street onto Cressey Street, then turn left on Turner Road to reach its conclusion at Waterside Cemetery.
U.S. Navy World War II veteran Ken Drewry and U.S. Army Korea veteran Jim Rodgers are honorary grand marshals. U.S. Army Gen. David McKiernan will deliver the principal address at Memorial Park. Thomas Mathers, a U.S. Army veteran, will also speak during the Waterside ceremonies.
