Middletown Connecticut Memorial Day Parade 2024

May 27, 2024

Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457

Parade Honoring Veterans and Military Service

If you are not participating in the parade, please join us on Memorial Day on Main Street in Middletown! There will be a flyover by the Connecticut Air National Guard to start the Parade! The parade starts at 10:30 am at the north end of Main Street and concludes at the South Green.

Road closures will include Main Street from Union Street to St. John’s Square, and Washington Street (Rt66) from High Street to DeKoven Drive. These roads will be closed to traffic starting at approximately 10:00 A.M.

Motorists traveling over the Arrigoni Bridge from Portland will be directed down Hartford Avenue to Route 9. Expect delays/congestion and use caution entering the downtown area as we expect a large increase in pedestrian traffic

Organized by Middletown, CT

Location Main Street, Middletown, Connecticut

On Saturday, May 25, 2024, starting at 9:00am sharp at the CT. State Veterans Cemetery located on Bow Lane in Middletown, approximately 12,700 American Flags for Memorial Day will be placed to honor and show respect at the final resting place of those Veterans that are no longer with us who served our Country.

Retrieval of the Flags will be the following week, Saturday, June 1st at 9:00am weather permitting.

Veteran groups, Scout Troops, Youth Groups, Public, Community Organizations, and all that have assisted all these years in honoring and remembering those Veterans who served our Country are welcome to show their sacrifices are   “NOT FORGOTTEN”.

Please come out and support our Veterans and say THANK YOU for all they have done.

 Flags will be onsite and you do not need to register or call, just please show up by 9:00am on Saturday, May 25^th, RAIN OR SHINE….

Memorial Day Ceremonies will be held at the Cemetery on May 27^th at 2:00pm.

ALSO, donations will be collected for Wreaths Across America Wreaths that will be placed in December.  Last year we met our goal of Remembrance Wreaths that were available to be placed on the final resting place of those Veterans allowed to receive one.

The cost of purchasing a Wreath is $17.00 per Wreath. Donations collected will be used to purchase the buy two (2) and receive a third Wreath free.

  You can click on the link below and you will be able to make a donation directly to make our goal.  If unable to click the link, copy it and paste it into your browser and it will take you directly to the donation page for the Wreaths for the CT. Veterans Cemetery in Middletown located on Bow Lane.  This is a direct link that will ensure your donation will go directly to the Middletown Veterans Cemetery or with your cell phone use the QR code. 

https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/150231

Thank you

Michael Rogalsky

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Michael Rogalsky 

Vietnam Veteran  nam_vet68@hotmail.com

Location: Bow Lane, Middletown CT