Organizations and veterans should register by May 10, 2025.

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Veterans and community groups are invited to participate in the West Hartford Memorial Day parade which will be held on Monday, May 26, 2025, beginning at 10 a.m.

All veterans are welcome to march in the parade. Community organizations may participate in the parade, especially those with a veteran or military focus or purpose. Please note that the Memorial Day parade is not a platform for commercial advertising or political statements.

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West Hartford takes great pride in hosting its Memorial Day parade and ceremony annually on the federal holiday, the last Monday of May. It follows a tradition established by returning West Hartford veterans from World War I in the 1920s.

The Memorial Day Parade commences promptly at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 26, from the corner of Woodrow Street and Farmington Avenue, and ends at the Town Hall.

The American Legion Post 96 and the Town of West Hartford are pleased to announce Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Seth M. Allen as the Grand Marshal for the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony on Monday, May 26, 2025, as well as the keynote speaker for the 10th annual inductees ceremony recognizing graduating high school students entering military service on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Additional information is available at www.WestHartfordCT.gov/MemorialDayParade. If you have questions, contact Renée McCue at 860-561-7521 or renee@westhartfordct.gov.

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