NEW GLOUCESTER — The community paid tribute Monday to the men and women who died serving in America’s Armed Forces.
The Memorial Day observance included a parade from the AMVETS Post 6 hall to Memorial School, a wreath-laying ceremony and a military flyby. Observers waved flags and applauded as the procession moved along a 2-mile route.
At Upper Gloucester village and Memorial School, Gwen Jordan, a Gold Star mother, and Susan Lunn Burrows laid wreaths to honor military personnel who have served during wartime.
“Let us call to mind all those who have served and fallen … in pursuit of peace,” the Rev. Holly Morrison said at a solemn ceremony at Memorial School. “Be mindful of those who survived and (with sacrifice) to mind, body and spirit.”
Boy Scout Troop 135 members Keegan Delaney, Kyle Curtis and Devon Plummer, assisted by AMVETS Post 6 member William Kiley, raised the flag to half-mast.
Commander Robert Weatherspoon Jr. of AMVETS Post 6 talked about the sacrifice men and women have made and continue to make in the cause of freedom.
“Many in this community have served and are still serving,” he said. “We thank you for the sacrifices you have made.”
He said plans are in the works to erect a veterans memorial monument through the efforts of the New Gloucester Historical Society, AMVETS Post 6 and residents’ support.
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- AMVETS Post No. 6 Color Guard passes along the parade route in Upper Gloucester on Monday.
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- The 15th Alabama Company G, a Civil War re-enactment group of Confederate soldiers, marches in the Memorial Day parade in New Gloucester on Monday.
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- Jackson Libby, Jamison Hart, Carter Libby, Donovan Goodwin and Jason C. Libby watch the New Gloucester Memorial Day parade on Monday.
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- Members of the New Gloucester Fire and Rescue Color Guard march along the Memorial Day parade route on Monday.
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- Elaine Verrill, Craig Elkanich, Becky Elkanich, Brian Whiteney and George Carman of the New Gloucester Color Guard, Fire and Rescue Department at the Memorial Day parade in New Gloucester.
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- Boy Scout Troop 135 members Devon Plummer, Kyle Curtis and Keegan Delaney and AMVETS Post No. 6 member William Kiley at the flag-raising ceremony.
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- Susan Lunn Burrows, Gwen Jordan and William Kiley lay a wreath at the ceremony at Memorial School.
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- The 15th Alabama Company G fires a volley of fire from their muskets at the Memorial Day event in New Gloucester on Monday.
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