The Memorial Day Parade will begin at Dana Park on Newbury Street, head down Springfield Street to Fairview Avenue to Bonneville Avenue.
05.31.2010 | Marchers make their way down Bonneville Avenue during the Chicopee Memorial Day parade.CHICOPEE — The Department of Veterans’ Services has announced the city’s schedule of events for Memorial Day.
Ceremonies will begin at 9 a.m. May 24 at City Hall when the Charles H. Tracy Award recipient will be announced. The honor is given to a veteran volunteer who has helped fellow veterans.
On May 25, beginning at 8:30 a.m., numerous veteran organizations will visit a dozen schools in Chicopee to give a brief history of the day and hold services.
The Vietnam Veterans of America Western Massachusetts Chapter will hold a 7 p.m. vigil on May 27 at the Vietnam Plaza on Chicopee Street, next to Mt. Carmel Avenue, to honor the 15 men from Chicopee who were killed in the war as well as all prisoners of war and those missing in action.
The Memorial Day Parade will begin at 10 a.m. May 28 at Dana Park on Newbury Street, head down Springfield Street to Fairview Avenue to Bonneville Avenue.
A ceremony will be held at 11:15 a.m. at the Veterans’ Plaza on Front Street.