On Monday, May 29, Vernon’s Memorial Day parade steps off at 10:15 a.m. after a brief ceremony at Grove Hill Cemetery. The parade goes from Hale Street near the cemetery to Grove Street, to East Main Street and into downtown Rockville. The parade wraps around Central Park in front of Vernon Town Hall, where a Memorial Day observance will take place after the parade.

The grand marshal is Vernon resident and Vietnam War veteran Edward King, who built a stone wall at Henry Park to honor his fellow soldiers who did not return from Vietnam. He was a radio operator with the 25th Infantry Division.

The Rockville High School and Vernon Center Middle School bands will march in the parade, along with veterans, firefighters, scouts and others. A Connecticut Air National Guard flyover has been requested and is dependent on the day’s weather.