Slate Set for Medford's Memorial Day Ceremony

Medford's annual Memorial Day ceremony will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery at 10 a.m., Monday, May 30.

Here's the order of the ceremony (Information courtesy of the office of Mayor Michael McGlynn):

WELCOME: Mr. John R. Granara, American Legion, Post 45, Master of Ceremonies

POSTING OF COLORS: Medford Police Department Honor Guard and Middlesex Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard Representative

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: St Raphael’s Girl Scouts

THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER: Kyla Middleton, Junior Student, Medford High School

INVOCATION: Reverend John Page, Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Medford

INTRODUCTION OF HONORED GUESTS: Mr. John Granara

MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS: The Honorable Michael J. McGlynn, Mayor

GENERAL LOGAN’S ORIGINAL ORDER: Captain Michael Picardi, United States Marine Corps, Iraqi War Veteran

ARMED FORCES MEDLEY: Medford High School Band, under the direction of Mr. John Feitor

MEMORIAL DAY REMARKS: City Councilor Robert M. Penta, Chair, Council Veteran’s Committee

COMMANDER’S REMARKS: Commander James Vieira, American Legion, Post 45, Commander Stephen Hanson, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1012, Italian American War Veterans, Post 8, and Junior Vice Commander Robert King, Disabled American Veterans, Mystic Valley Chapter 21.

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: Medford High School Band

THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS: Nicole Dello Russo, Sophomore Student, Medford Vocational Technical High School

DECORATION OF GRAVES: Director Earnest Lindsay, Veterans Services, & Women’s Auxiliaries, escorted by Medford Police Honor Guard Unit, as the Medford High School Band performs “Amazing Grace”

GOD BLESS AMERICA: Kyla Middleton

BENEDICTION: Pastor Page

SALUTE: American Legion, Post 45

TAPS: Medford High School Soloist