2021 Outdoor Memorial Day Ceremony

NAME OF EVENT:                                   2021 Outdoor Memorial Day Ceremony
DATE & TIME OF EVENT:                       Monday, May 31, 2021 at 11:00am (rain or shine)
LOCATION OF EVENT:                           Lakeview Cemetery, at “The Bowl” location
                                                                 (80 Commonwealth Road – Route 30 – Wayland, MA)
CONTACT INFORMATION:                     Richard P. Turner: (508) 358-4294

The Wayland Memorial Day Ceremony – hosted by the Wayland Public Ceremonies Committee – will be held outside (rain or shine) at 11:00am on Monday, May 31, 2021 at Lakeview Cemetery (80 Commonwealth Road – Route 30 – Wayland, MA). The parade has been canceled due ongoing pandemic restrictions.

The ceremony, remembering and honoring those who have died in service to our nation, will begin with welcoming remarks by Richard P. Turner, USN RET, Chair of the Public Ceremonies Committee, followed by an invocation. The keynote address will be given by retiring Wayland High School History Department Head and treasured local historian, Kevin Delaney.

The National Anthem will be performed by Wayland’s own Victoria Gitten. The Wayland High School and Middle School bands will pay tribute with patriotic music followed by Echo Taps and a Rifle Salute by the American Legion Post #133.

We welcome all who can attend and thank participants for adhering to the new face covering advisory effective May 29 for COVID-19. We also invite those unable to attend in person to view the recorded ceremony on WayCAM.