Hopkinton is inviting all veterans, family members of a deceased veteran and owners of vintage cars to join their Memorial Day Parade.
Those participating in the parade will be gathering at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Harold Martin School parking lot. The parade will set off at 10 a.m., first moving down toward Kimball Lake, then to Veterans’ Park and ending at the cemetery next to Town Hall.
The parade will include a police motorcycle escort at the front, followed by a color guard, veterans and families of veterans, and the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. It will end with a show of vintage cars.
Family members of deceased veterans are encouraged to bring the burial flag of their loved one. Flags will also be placed at the sites of veterans in all of Hopkinton’s cemeteries.
The Hopkinton Town Band will perform at Town Hall, and the American Legion will host a hot dog lunch at Post 81 at 169 Bound Tree Road after the parade. All are welcome to the lunch.
Hopkinton has asked that spectators be respectful of those marching in the parade by not throwing candy or blowing horns during the event.
Veterans who have difficulty walking but would like to participate can ride in a car with advanced notice. Veterans are not required to wear their uniform.
(Jacob Dawson can be reached at 369-3325, jdawson@cmonitor.com or on Twitter @jaked156.)