Sudbury’s 2025 Memorial Day Parade Ceremonies and Program

Sudbury Memorial Day Observances

Monday, May 26, 2025

Sudbury’s Memorial Day Parade and Grinnell Park Ceremonies take place on the last Monday in May. In 2025, the date is May 26. Come, view the parade or march with us as we visit Sudbury’s War Memorials. Honor an outstanding Sudbury citizen serving as Parade Marshal, and hear the Sudbury Ancient Fyfe and Drum Companie play and the Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute fire musket salutes.   

PARADE SCHEDULE

7:30 a.m. Revolutionary War Cemetery and Minuteman Musket Salute

8:30 a.m. Commemorative ceremonies at Old North Cemetery and New North Cemetery. 

9:00 a.m. Parade assembles at Rugged Bear Plaza

9:30 a.m. Parade begins at Rugged Bear Plaza

9:50 a.m. Civil War Monument at Goodnow Library

10:00 a.m. Colonel Al Bonazzoli Gravestone at Wadsworth Cemetery

10:30 a.m. WWII, Korea, and Vietnam WAr Monuments at Wadsworth Cemetery

11:00 a.m. Brownies and Daisies join parade at Ascension Parish Church

11:20 a.m. WWII Memorial and Memorial Day Program at Grinnell Park in Town Center

The Parade and Ceremonies honor veterans of all wars that involved Sudbury residents starting with King Philip’s War of 1676 through the 21^st Century. During these Memorial Day events, we especially remember men and women who lost their lives in service of their country. 

Allan Wallack, a U.S. Air Force veteran and Sudbury resident, will serve as 2025 Parade Marshal.

The Parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Rugged Bear Plaza, 410 Boston Post Road, where the Parade Marshal, Scouts, and a delegation from the Native American Cultural Center will join members of the Sudbury Military Family Network and veterans’ organizations, the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute, and the Sudbury Ancient Fyfe and Drum Companies. Musket salutes will be fired at each parade stop by the Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute.

All veterans are invited to join in the line of march at Rugged Bear Plaza. Uniforms are not required. Civilian clothes which respect the dignity of the occasion (dark slacks, white dress shirt, and hat that identifies your branch of service or veterans’ organization are appropriate). Transportation will be provided for those who wish to participate but feel they are not capable of marching along.

The Parade marches east along Route 20 then north on Concord Road, with stops at the Goodnow Library Civil War Monument, the Wadsworth Monument (King Philip’s War), and the World War II, Korean and Vietnam Memorials at Wadsworth Cemetery.

As the parade continues north on Concord Road, Brownies and Daisies join the marchers at  Ascension Parish. At about 11:00 a.m. the parade reaches Grinnell Park in the town center for the Memorial Day Program.

Girl Scouts will sing, and the Ancient Fyfe and Drum Companie will perform musical selections followed by musket salutes. Saesha Shetiya, a Curtis Middle School student, will sing the National Anthem. Sudbury’s Thursday Garden Club will dedicate two benches installed near the Blue Star Marker, and the United Native American Council will perform a ceremony of peace. The Council has performed this ceremony for over 30 years during the Sudbury Memorial Day observance. Parade Marshal, Allan Wallack, will be recognized and deliver remarks. Finally the names of Sudbury veterans who have passed since last Memorial Day are read aloud. Taps will be played by U.S. Navy Captain (Retired) Paul Mawn.

Parade Marshal Allan Wallack

Allan Wallack, a U.S. Air Force veteran and Sudbury resident, will serve as 2025 Parade Marshal. After serving in the U.S. Air Force from 1964 to 1968, Mr. Wallack studied electrical engineering at the City College of New York and obtained a graduate degree in EE from Northeastern.  He became an accomplished technology executive and investor with a 3-decade career of extensive leadership experience in scaling and turning around startups, notably leading multiple companies to successful acquisitions. His executive roles were complemented by prominent advisory and investment activities.

In retirement, he has provided key support to The Tactical Reintegration Project, an organization run by veterans and Gold Star Family members. The Project aims to assist veterans with the transition to civilian life by providing the lessons and skills of scuba diving through aqua and depth therapy to bring inner peace and to sustain life above and below the surface. 

Memorial Day Committee

The observance is planned by the Town’s Memorial Day Committee. New members are welcome to join to help plan the 2025 event.  For information, see https://sudbury.ma.us/memorialday/

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