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Darien’s Memorial Day Parade 2018: What to Know

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Darien’s 2018 Memorial Day parade steps off at 10 a.m. sharp on Monday, May 28 from Goodwives Shopping Center, turns right and travels on Old Kings Highway South to Brookside Road and then turns left onto the Post Road until it reaches the veterans cemetery at Spring Grove Cemetery. Here’s more of what you should know about the parade, the marchers and the route, the family-friendly party at the end at Tilley Pond Park, the Memorial Day speaker and the grand marshal. At the end, we’ve got instructions for marchers. Parade Route: Goodwives Shopping Center to Brookside Road to Post Road. At the end of the parade, continue on Post Road PAST Hecker Avenue.

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Darien’s Memorial Day Parade for 2018: You Can’t (Always) Tell the Players Without a Program

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Darien’s 2018 Memorial Day parade steps off at 10 a.m. sharp on Monday, May 28 from Goodwives Shopping Center, turns right and travels on Old Kings Highway South to Brookside Road and then turns left onto the Post Road until it reaches the veterans cemetery at Spring Grove Cemetery. Here’s more of what you should know about the parade, the Memorial Day speaker and the grand marshal, along with some instructions if you’re among the marchers. About Memorial Day Speaker Patricia Parry
The 2018 Darien Memorial Day speaker is Patricia Parry, a Gold Start Mother. Her son, Navy SEAL Chief Brian Robert Bill, was killed in action on Aug 6, 2011 in Afghanistan when the helicopter, call sign Extortion 17, he was riding in was shot down. Pat is a Stamford native.