Watertown’s veterans groups will hold a variety of events to honor the town’s deceased servicemen and women with events around town this Memorial Day week. Placing of Flags
Wedensday, May 20 at 5 p.m.: Meet at Saint Patrick’s Cemetery
(Rain Date Thursday, May 21)
Flags will be placed at veterans’ graves at all Watertown cemeteries by
Veteran organizations and Volunteers
Veterans School Visitation
Thursday, May 21:
9:30 a.m. – Cunniff School
Friday May 22:
9 a.m. – Watertown High School
9 a.m. – Lowell School
10 a.m. – Middle School
11 a.m. – Hosmer School
Morning Services and Dedications
Sunday, May 24
Veterans Organizations visit these locations and place wreaths, do a reading, play Taps, fire weapons:
8:30 a.m. – Coolidge Square POW/MIA Monument
8:45 a.m. – WWI Memorial Stone – (front of Shutt Detachment)
9:00 a.m. – Charles River Float
9:15 a.m. – World War II Memorial Stone (front of Town Hall)
9:30 a.m. – Saltonstall Park
10:00a.m. – Memorial Service at Saint Patrick’s Church
Memorial Day Week Activities
Monday, May 25
Morning Dedications and Parade:
8:30 a.m. – Cottage Street Cemetery
8:55 a.m. – Common Street Cemetery
9:10 a.m. – Ridgelawn Cemetery
9:30 a.m. – St. Patrick’s Cemetery
10:30a.m – 11:30a.m. – Parade Check-in at TUFTS Parking lot
12:00p.m. – Parade Begins (All Times Are Approximate)
All veteran organizations and parade participants should report to Mark Comeiro, Watertown Veterans Services Officer, between 10:30-11 a.m. at the Tufts Health Care parking lot on Arlington & Grove Streets to form for the parade. The parade will start promptly at noon and proceed down Mt. Auburn Street to Main Street ending at Saltonstall Park with a brief service.
