The color guard heads down High Street on Monday leading the Memorial Day parade in downtown Sabattus. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

People sit Monday on High Street to watch Memorial Day ceremonies after the parade passed through the center of Sabattus. The street was closed for the observance. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Lorelai Birt of Sabattus opens her water bottle Monday after walking in the Memorial Day parade in Sabattus with Girl Scout Troop 1545. She took a sip while watching the ceremony in the town square after the parade. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Dolly Pawton rides Monday in a remote control jeep during the Memorial Day Parade and ceremony in downtown Sabattus. Amy Sherwood follows her dog in a scooter to control the motorized vehicle. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Boy Scout Troop 110 makes its way Monday down High Street during a Memorial Day parade and ceremony in downtown Sabattus. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Members of Girl Scout Troops 1545 and 505 march Monday down High Street during the Memorial Day parade and ceremony in downtown Sabattus. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Members of Girl Scout Troops 1545 and 505 march down High Street during Monday’s Memorial Day Parade and ceremony in downtown Sabattus. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Hanna Dieterich looks Monday for a place to watch the Memorial Day ceremony in downtown Sabattus, after marching in the parade. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Elora Ingraham waves flags Monday as the Memorial Day parade nears downtown Sabattus near her home. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Vietnam War veteran Gerard Boisvert, second from right, holds one of the flags Monday for the color guard as the Pledge of Allegiance is read during the Memorial Day parade and ceremony in downtown Sabattus. Boisvert recently returned from an Honor Flight Maine trip to Washington, D.C. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A crowd stands Monday on High Street in Sabattus while the national anthem is played at the Memorial Day parade and ceremony. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Ava Austin, left, Brittany Gubbins, center, and Mia Bryce watch the Memorial Day ceremony Monday in downtown Sabattus. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Oak Hill High School Band and Chorus Director Gary Fuller leads the group Monday in playing the national anthem during the Memorial Day parade and ceremony in downtown Sabattus. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Vietnam War veteran Gerard Boisvert, second from right, holds one of the flags Monday for the color guard as the Pledge of Allegiance is read during the Memorial Day parade and ceremony in downtown Sabattus. Boisvert recently returned from an Honor Flight Maine trip to Washington, D.C. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Members of Girl Scout Troops 1545 and 505 march Monday down High Street during the Memorial Day parade and ceremony in downtown Sabattus. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Dolly Pawton rides in a remote control vehicle Monday during the Memorial Day parade and ceremony in downtown Sabattus. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Dolly Pawton rides in a remote control jeep Monday during the Memorial Day parade and ceremony in downtown Sabattus. Dolly’s owner, Amy Sherwood, follows in her scooter to control the motorized vehicle. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Members of Boy Scout Troop 110 make their way Monday down High Street during the Memorial Day parade and ceremony in downtown Sabattus. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The color guard heads down High Street on Monday leading the Memorial Day parade in downtown Sabattus. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal