2024 Deering Center Memorial Day Procession & Commemoration

Monday May 27th @ 2pm

RAIN OR SHINE (only cancelled if thunder & lightning)

Begins at 2pm on Stevens Avenue in front of Longfellow School. The Procession walks up along Stevens Avenue to the Evergreen Cemetery green in front of Wilde Memorial Chapel, where the Commemoration will be held.

Join Deering Center and the City of Portland in honoring and remembering those who sacrificed their lives while on active duty in military service.

2pm

Procession from Longfellow to Evergreen Cemetery

VFW Honor Guard

American Legion Honor Guard

Dept of Corrections Honor Guard

Drummers

Riderless Horse

Children carrying flowers

Veterans/Jeeps

Portland Cub Scouts

Community Members carrying signs with names of wars

Claddagh Mhor bagpipers

2:30 (approximate)

Commemoration (in the cemetery at the tent)

1. VFW post the colors

2. State Representative Sam Zager will recite the names of the 7 dead

3. Children walk through the tent, walk across the field to lay flowers on 2 graves (Tom Dyrberg will be singing "Where have all the flowers gone?")

4. US Navy Commander Anthony LaVopa will talk about Maine servicemen killed in action and the Summit Project

5.  Herb Adams will read a poem excerpt

6.  Tom Dyhrberg will sing "Danny Boy"

7.  Mayor Mark Dion will give the Commemoration

8.  Bagpipers play "Amazing Grace

9.  CDR LaVopa will lay the wreath

10.  Moment of Silence

11.  Gun Salute

12.  Taps

13.  Retire the Colors