Memorial Day Commemoration-click here
There will be no parade this year.
TOWN OF ASHFORD
MEMORIAL DAY COMMEMORATION
MONDAY, MAY 31, 2021, 11:00 A.M.
WELCOME: Cathryn E. Silver-Smith, First Selectman
INVOCATION: Father Greg Jednaki, St. Philip the Apostle Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Webelos, Pack 92
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
Ashford Choraleers
Selections Performed by the Ashford Choraleers
America the Beautiful
God Bless America
HEADQUARTERS, GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC
READING OF GENERAL ORDER No. 11
Selectman Roger Phillips
HONORED SPEAKER
Daniel J. Quirk, United States Army, SP 5, 1968-1971
ASHFORD VETERANS
Luverne Wood, United States Army, May 2, 2020
Henry T. Walker, United States Marine Corps, May 14, 2020
William R. Stolle, United States Army, July 7, 2020
Anton C. Radell, Sr., United States Navy, November 5, 2020
Oliver C. Rosenquist, United States Air Force, December 20, 2020
Dudley C. Cooper, United States Coast Guard, February 13, 2021
Raymond W. Maher, United States Army, February 22, 2021
PLACEMENT OF THE MEMORIAL WREATH
TAPS
John Bartok and Alex Hall
Selections by the Ashford Choraleers
Eternal Father Strong to Save
Song of Peace
RAISING OF THE COLORS
Pack 92
American flags that are worn and tattered may be left with
the Selectmen’s Office for appropriate destruction
NATIONAL MOMENT OF REMEMBRANCE
TODAY, MONDAY, MAY 31, 2021, 3:00 P.M.
As always, thanks to those who are tasked with the placement of flags
marking the graves of Ashford’s veterans
BENEDICTION: The Reverend Steven Anderson, Westford Hill Congregational Church