Memorial Day Decoration of Graves & Flag Retirement Ceremony
This Memorial Day, the Melrose Veterans' Services Office, Veterans Advisory Board, and Mayor Paul Brodeur invite the public to help decorate the graves of veterans with American flags on Saturday, May 27, at 9 a.m. at Wyoming Cemetery, located at 205 Sylvan Street. Please note that this event was previously scheduled for 10 a.m. and is now beginning at 9 a.m.
The decoration of graves is one way the community can help in honoring, remembering, and respecting the sacrifices made by the brave men and women of the military and their families. After the decoration of graves, community members are invited to stay for the flag retirement ceremony. View the City's full schedule of Memorial Day Ceremonies.
Memorial Day Organizers are looking for a minimum of 11 volunteer groups – families, groups of friends, local businesses, and community organizations – to help retire the flags and decorate veterans’ graves. To volunteer, please contact Roseanne Trionfi-Mazzuchelli, Director of Veterans Services for Melrose, Wakefield, and Saugus at rmazz@cityofmelrose.org or call (781) 979-4187.
The City’s Memorial Day Parade will return on Sunday, May 28, at 1:30 p.m.. All Melrose residents are invited to join the City as it honors local veterans—our nation’s heroes—during the parade and during the City's other Memorial Day 2023 observances.
For general questions about the City’s Memorial Day events, please contact the Veterans Services Department at (781) 979-4187.