Thursday, May 24, 2018

Seymour Memorial Day Parade to step off Sunday

SEYMOUR - The annual Seymour Remembers Memorial Day Parade will be held Sunday at 11:30 a.m. 

There will be a ceremony at 11 a.m. prior to the start of the parade at the reviewing stand at the corner of Bank Street and Main Street.

The parade will start at French Memorial Park and proceed west on New Haven Road (Route 67) to Main Street where it will turn left and head to the downtown area. 

It will proceed on Main Street to Broad Street, turn right across the bridge and disband at the Seymour Community Center. 
Members of the Sikh community will be passing out ice cream bars free of charge along the route. 
This year's Grand Marshal will be Ron Callanan. He served in the Army from 1966-72 including active duty from 1966-68 in Vietnam with the 1/9 Air Cavalry. 

Callanan was awarded the Air Medal as well as the Bronze Star. 
He also served as a member of the Memorial Day Parade Committee until recently stepping down. 
Any organizations interested in participating in the parade or march should contact adanka@seymourct.org.


This information is shared from the town's website. 

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