Honoring and remembering sacrifices: Kent

Honoring and remembering sacrifices: Kent
The Memorial Day Parade in Kent. 
Photo by Lans Christensen

KENT — Kent celebrated Memorial Day on Monday, May 30, under clear and sunny skies.

The parade proceeded from Kent Center School to St. Andrews cemetery where the Rev. Douglas Worthington read a prayer thanking the services for “the All that they have given”.

From there, the parade proceecded to the Civil War Monument. Prayers , and a 21-gun salute were  delivered at the nearby War Memorial.

The Gettysburg Address was recited by a Kent School student, and Rev. Worthington again remembered fallen troops and “Their valor, grit, and sacrifice”.

On Main Street, the parade halted at the Kent Library where First Selectman Jean Speck read the poem “In Flanders Field” and Bethany Keck sang “America”.

The Congregational Church was the final stop and parade participants, families and friends gathered to celebrate the day.

— Lans Christensen

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