Come out and celebrate Memorial Day with your neighbors! Dariens parade begins at 10 a.m. sharp, running from Goodwives Shopping Center up Brookside Road, left onto the Post Road, and down to Spring Grove Veterans Cemetery. After the parade, there will be a brief service honoring those who have given their lives for their country.
This years grand marshal is 91-year-old World War II veteran Walter Ericsson. Walter did not see combat as part of the Army Air Corps, but lost his younger brother, Warren, in the war. He told Darien Patch, "I was no hero, just another GI. Also speaking during the ceremonies is DHS senior Michelle DeSoiza, co-founder of Support Our Soldiers, a group that writes letters to those serving overseas.
Also, be sure to stop be Tilley Pond Park after the parade, for EMS Post 53s annual Food Fair and Celebration. There will be food, games, crafts, a white elephant sale and a silent auction. All proceeds benefit Post 53, Dariens volunteer ambulance workers.
For the parade, the areas around Goodwives Shopping Center on Brookside Road and Old Kings Highway North will not allow vehicles. The Post Road will also be closed between I-95 exit 13 and Old Kings Highway South, and Police recommend that drivers avoid the downtown area. On-street parking will not be allowed on Sedgewick Avenue, Mechanic Street, and Old Kings Highway North near the Goodwives Shopping Center entrance; and on Old Kings Highway South from Goodwives River Road to Post Road.
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