Milford 2023 Veterans Day Parade Will Visit Local Memorials

MILFORD, MA — Milford is getting ready to observe Veterans Day on Friday with a parade visiting local war memorials.

Friday's parade will begin at 10 a.m. along Veterans Memorial Drive. The parade will travel up Main Street and stop first at the Doughboy Monument in Calzone Park at the corner of Pond Street for a ceremony. The parade will continue up Main Street and end at the Draper War Memorial.

In case of poor weather, the town will host a speaking ceremony at the Italian American Veterans Post 40 at Hayward Field beginning at 10 a.m. The forecast shows clear, cool weather for Friday.

After the parade, Citizens for Milford will host a ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. at Draper Memorial Park. The group is also decorating the park with a Field of Flags.

Veterans Day is always Nov. 11, which falls on a Saturday this year, but is being observed in most places on Friday. Replacing the former Armistice Day, which commemorated the end of World War I, Veterans Day became an official holiday in 1954 to thank and honor all of those who have served honorably in the military, whether in wartime or peacetime.