Air Force Veteran Paul Boyer, who served in WWII, gets some help from his granddaughter Michelle Boyer as he lays a wreath during the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony in Norwich on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Members of the color guard, from left, Marine Corps Veteran Tom Brown, of Lisbon, Army Veteran Clay Sizer, of Waterford, and Navy Veteran Bill D'Appolonio, of Scotland, wave to a fellow veteran during the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony in Norwich on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Willow Clauson, of Canterbury, rides in Neal Cochran, of Lebanon´s custom painted 1987 Chevy Camaro during the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony in Norwich on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Twin brothers Quinn, left, and Nevin Schultz, 7, of Pawcatuck, read names on a memorial following the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony in Norwich on Monday, May 31, 2021. "We just wanted to take some time on this day off to remember what it's really for," said their mother Amanda Mattoon of why they attended. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Maggie Challinor, of Norwich, waves American Flags with her granddaughters Alexis, left, 3, and Jemma, 2, as they watch the Memorial Day Parade along Broadway in Norwich on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Chase Millhouse, 4, sits on his father Scott´s shoulders as they are joined by mother Elizabeth, all of Yantic, in watching the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony in Norwich on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Makenzie Dunsford, 7, of Lisbon, looks to Marine Corps Veteran Patrick McMahon as he bows his head in prayer during the Memorial Day Ceremony in Norwich on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Members of St. Edmund's Pipes and Drums wait outside St. Patrick's Cathedral for the Memorial Day Parade to begin in Norwich on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Army Veteran Walter Way, who served in the Korean War, places a wreath on the memorial during the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony in Norwich on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Omodion Ojieyan, 5, jumps as he walks with Sacred Heart School of Taftville during the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony in Norwich on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Meagen Conradson holds hands with her son Drake, 6, both of Norwich, and niece Madilynn Challinor, 9, of Montville, before watching the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony in Norwich on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Mira Alicki and her service dog Finn join the Forever In My Heart Foundation while walking in the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony in Norwich on Monday, May 31, 2021. The foundation, based out of Middletown, works to train and support rescue dogs for disabled veterans. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Steve Belgrade, right, with the band Melaena, warms up on the electric guitar as bandmate Charlie Hedding listens on before the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony in Norwich on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Army Veteran Pete Phelan, of Norwich, bows his head before laying a wreath during the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony in Norwich on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Watchers react to the band Melaena playing “God Bless the USA" during the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony in Norwich on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Jeff Gilger holds his dog China, outfitted in a cameo hoodie, as they walk with the Norwich Fish and Game Association during the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony in Norwich on Monday, May 31, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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