Local Memorial Day observances
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Brookline: Ceremonies at Walnut Hills Cemetery on May 31 start at 9 a.m., and then continue on to the Walnut Street Cemetery for a ceremony conducted by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The Town Hall ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. This year again due to the ongoing pandemic and to keep everyone safe, we will not be providing bus transportation to the cemeteries, conducting the procession leading into the main ceremony or the collation after ceremonies.
Burlington: Ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m. on May 31 at Chestnut Hill Cemetery. There will be representation from the Allied Veterans Council, police and fire department honor guard, Scout troops and representatives from other veterans’ service organizations. The guest speaker is Jeremy Brooks, a U.S. Air Force veteran, who deployed multiple times to Afghanistan and Iraq.
Sullivan retired from the guard in 2016.
Search for a new director underway
The city has begun its search for a new director. The position was first posted on the city’s website on May 21. Some essential functions of the position include meeting with veterans to determine their eligibility for financial, medical, administrative and emergency assistance; monitoring client’s needs; assisting veterans in need of medical attention; preparing and verifying monthly benefits; helping veterans find housing, transportation and employment; and acting as a crisis intervention specialist, according to the job posting.
The job pays between $65,537 and $68,185, according to the job posting.
Memorial Day ceremony to take place at Pierce House in Lincoln
COURTESY OF MEDAL OF LIBERTY CEREMONY COORDINATOR GARY DAVIS
A Memorial Day celebration and Medal of Liberty ceremony will take place from 9 a.m. to noon May 31 at Pierce House, 17 Weston Road, Lincoln.
Lincoln s Veterans Service Officer Peter Harvell developed a plan to identify soldiers and sailors from Lincoln, Sudbury and a few other communities who had been killed in WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Medals of Liberty will be awarded to their Gold Star Families during the Memorial Day event.
Sixteen soldiers and sailors were identified, and as many immediate remaining family members were invited. Each Gold Star Family will receive Senate citations from Rep. Katherine Clark. Sen. Michael Barrett will offer comments, and Rep. Thomas Stanley will also be in attendance.