(photos from 2010 Memorial Day Parade, by Bill Boylan)
The
City of Middletown
and the Middletown Council of Veterans will be sponsoring the annual Memorial
Day Parade on Monday, May 30, 2016. The theme this year is Honoring Gulf
War Veterans.
The
parade will start at 10:30 am at Spring and Main Street, move south on Main Street to
Union Green at Pleasant and Main
Street.
There
will be a ceremony on Union Green after the parade.
Our
annual parade honors all veterans of military service and we welcome
participation by veterans, patriotic, educational and civic organizations,
youth groups, businesses and anyone who will help us honor veterans and those
who made the ultimate sacrifice in military service.
We
hope you will join us!
If
your group wishes to participate, please complete the attached application and
return by April 30, 2016.
To return
by email, copy and paste the application and send to mcclellanka@comcast.net
or mail by USPS to:
Council of Veterans of Middletown
Memorial Day Parade
58 Bernie
O’Rourke Drive
Middletown,
CT 06457
Parade instructions will be distributed 2 weeks prior to the
parade.
For
more information, please contact:
Ken McClellan, 860-346-4876
Email: mcclellanka@comcast.net
You
can also visit a meeting of the Middletown Council of Veterans at 7pm the 4th
Tuesday of each month at American Legion Post 75, 58 Bernie O’Rourke Drive.
Middletown Memorial Day Parade – Monday, May 30, 2016
Marching unit application
Theme: Gulf War Veterans
Name of Group: ______________________________________________
Contact: _________________________________________
Phone: __________________________________________
Email: ___________________________________________
Type of organization
□ Veterans □
Patriotic/Historical □ Youth □Civic □ Athletic □ Social
□ Educational □ Business □Other
(describe) __ _________
Size of marching unit (# of Marchers/vehicles)
__________________________________
Float or Vehicle
Will you be participating with a vehicle, wagon, trailer,
float or animals? Children’s wagons and strollers need not be counted. Any powered equipment must be listed.
□ Yes □
No
If YES (check all that apply):
Type
□ self-propelled □
with towed trailer (if you have a
vehicle pulling a trailer, check both)
□ wheeled, non-self-propelled □ non-wheeled display
Size: __________ feet
long, __________ feet wide, __________ feet tall
□ Animals: □ walking and/or □
riding Type ____________ Count ______
Describe in general terms the theme or motif of the float,
vehicle or display
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
NOTES:
1. Self-powered vehicles and
wagons or trailers longer than 15 feet or wider than 10 feet must be in
position in the assembly area prior to 9:30 am.
Self-powered or large vehicles will not be allowed into the assembly
area after the streets are blocked for
assembly at 9:30 am
2. Only march unit vehicles
are allowed in assembly area.
3. Do not throw
anything to spectators. This is a safety issue.
4. Units with animals are
required to clean up after the animals.
Council
of Veterans of Middletown
Memorial
Day Parade
58 Bernie O’Rourke
Drive
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