Shots from the 2008 Memorial Day parade in Westford, MA. http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0048/310960788_BsHtR-Ti.jpg http://bissonic.smugmug.com/gallery/5142697_8wED2/ 2008-06-10T12:33:46Z Copyright 2010, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Pre-parade Salute - Lined up before the parade route, these firefighters and police salute the flag.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/5142697_8wED2#310959699_DxKDJ" title="Pre-parade Salute - Lined up before the parade route, these firefighters and police salute the flag."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0024/310959699_DxKDJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Pre-parade Salute - Lined up before the parade route, these firefighters and police salute the flag." title="Pre-parade Salute - Lined up before the parade route, these firefighters and police salute the flag." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-10T13:37:55Z Matt http://bissonic.smugmug.com http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0024/310959699_DxKDJ-Th.jpg 2008-05-25 12:07:40 <p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Pre-parade Instruction - The scoutmaster provides a few last minute instructions to the local cub scout troop.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/5142697_8wED2#310960024_Rxrxc" title="Pre-parade Instruction - The scoutmaster provides a few last minute instructions to the local cub scout troop."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0034/310960024_Rxrxc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Pre-parade Instruction - The scoutmaster provides a few last minute instructions to the local cub scout troop." title="Pre-parade Instruction - The scoutmaster provides a few last minute instructions to the local cub scout troop." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-10T13:38:17Z Matt http://bissonic.smugmug.com http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0034/310960024_Rxrxc-Th.jpg 2008-05-25 12:10:59 <p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />"Screw this up and I will kill you guys..." - Firemen have a chuckle at the chief's pre-parade warning.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/5142697_8wED2#310960385_d9Yis" title=""Screw this up and I will kill you guys..." - Firemen have a chuckle at the chief's pre-parade warning."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0027/310960385_d9Yis-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt=""Screw this up and I will kill you guys..." - Firemen have a chuckle at the chief's pre-parade warning." title=""Screw this up and I will kill you guys..." - Firemen have a chuckle at the chief's pre-parade warning." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-10T13:38:41Z Matt http://bissonic.smugmug.com http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0027/310960385_d9Yis-Th.jpg 2008-05-25 12:08:13 <p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Twenty-one Gun Salute - American Legion members are ready to deliver the first of 3 twenty-one gun salutes.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/5142697_8wED2#310960788_BsHtR" title="Twenty-one Gun Salute - American Legion members are ready to deliver the first of 3 twenty-one gun salutes."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0048/310960788_BsHtR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Twenty-one Gun Salute - American Legion members are ready to deliver the first of 3 twenty-one gun salutes." title="Twenty-one Gun Salute - American Legion members are ready to deliver the first of 3 twenty-one gun salutes." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-05T01:48:21Z Matt http://bissonic.smugmug.com http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0048/310960788_BsHtR-Th.jpg 2008-05-25 12:13:17 <p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />The Reload - A quick reload results in one American Legion member dropping a shell.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/5142697_8wED2#310961309_uWoNa" title="The Reload - A quick reload results in one American Legion member dropping a shell."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0050/310961309_uWoNa-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Reload - A quick reload results in one American Legion member dropping a shell." title="The Reload - A quick reload results in one American Legion member dropping a shell." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-05T01:48:30Z Matt http://bissonic.smugmug.com http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0050/310961309_uWoNa-Th.jpg 2008-05-25 12:13:27 <p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Patriotic Boy - Children of all ages enjoy the parade.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/5142697_8wED2#310961591_uEhaq" title="Patriotic Boy - Children of all ages enjoy the parade."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0059/310961591_uEhaq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Patriotic Boy - Children of all ages enjoy the parade." title="Patriotic Boy - Children of all ages enjoy the parade." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-10T13:39:47Z Matt http://bissonic.smugmug.com http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0059/310961591_uEhaq-Th.jpg 2008-05-25 12:23:38 <p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Twenty-one Musket Salute - Men and women reenact a revolution-era twenty-one gun salute.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/5142697_8wED2#310961885_9GREt" title="Twenty-one Musket Salute - Men and women reenact a revolution-era twenty-one gun salute."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0062/310961885_9GREt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Twenty-one Musket Salute - Men and women reenact a revolution-era twenty-one gun salute." title="Twenty-one Musket Salute - Men and women reenact a revolution-era twenty-one gun salute." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-10T13:40:08Z Matt http://bissonic.smugmug.com http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0062/310961885_9GREt-Th.jpg 2008-05-25 12:25:47 <p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Taps - Local high school band members play Taps.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/5142697_8wED2#310962163_3VvfG" title="Taps - Local high school band members play Taps."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0076/310962163_3VvfG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Taps - Local high school band members play Taps." title="Taps - Local high school band members play Taps." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-10T13:40:30Z Matt http://bissonic.smugmug.com http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0076/310962163_3VvfG-Th.jpg 2008-05-25 12:31:17 <p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Marching Police - Local policemen make the final leg of the parade route.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/5142697_8wED2#310962623_7g7a5" title="Marching Police - Local policemen make the final leg of the parade route."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0083/310962623_7g7a5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Marching Police - Local policemen make the final leg of the parade route." title="Marching Police - Local policemen make the final leg of the parade route." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-10T13:40:50Z Matt http://bissonic.smugmug.com http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0083/310962623_7g7a5-Th.jpg 2008-05-25 12:33:19 <p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Lowering the Flag - A veteran salutes the flag as it's lowered to half-staff.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/5142697_8wED2#310962922_aDinY" title="Lowering the Flag - A veteran salutes the flag as it's lowered to half-staff."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0086/310962922_aDinY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Lowering the Flag - A veteran salutes the flag as it's lowered to half-staff." title="Lowering the Flag - A veteran salutes the flag as it's lowered to half-staff." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-10T13:41:09Z Matt http://bissonic.smugmug.com http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0086/310962922_aDinY-Th.jpg 2008-05-25 12:39:44 <p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Folding the Flag - After lowering the flag in the town center, local Boy Scouts fold the flag for a veteran's family.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/5142697_8wED2#310963241_sN2z2" title="Folding the Flag - After lowering the flag in the town center, local Boy Scouts fold the flag for a veteran's family."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0089/310963241_sN2z2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Folding the Flag - After lowering the flag in the town center, local Boy Scouts fold the flag for a veteran's family." title="Folding the Flag - After lowering the flag in the town center, local Boy Scouts fold the flag for a veteran's family." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-10T13:41:27Z Matt http://bissonic.smugmug.com http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0089/310963241_sN2z2-Th.jpg 2008-05-25 12:40:37 <p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />The Shamrock - Apparently all police in Westford, MA are Irish? Most all had this shamrock on their pistol.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/5142697_8wED2#310963549_hdJEg" title="The Shamrock - Apparently all police in Westford, MA are Irish? Most all had this shamrock on their pistol."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0091/310963549_hdJEg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Shamrock - Apparently all police in Westford, MA are Irish? Most all had this shamrock on their pistol." title="The Shamrock - Apparently all police in Westford, MA are Irish? Most all had this shamrock on their pistol." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-10T13:41:46Z Matt http://bissonic.smugmug.com http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0091/310963549_hdJEg-Th.jpg 2008-05-25 12:42:55 <p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Police Rifle - A police officer holds his rifle steady during the final ceremonies.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/5142697_8wED2#310963886_RGym5" title="Police Rifle - A police officer holds his rifle steady during the final ceremonies."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0095/310963886_RGym5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Police Rifle - A police officer holds his rifle steady during the final ceremonies." title="Police Rifle - A police officer holds his rifle steady during the final ceremonies." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-10T13:42:10Z Matt http://bissonic.smugmug.com http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Events/Memorial-Day-2008/0095/310963886_RGym5-Th.jpg 2008-05-25 12:49:58