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Bristol honors Memorial Day during annual ceremony and parade

Posted 5/31/23

A parade down Hope Street and stirring speeches from Veterans marked the highlights of Bristol's Memorial Day 2023 commemoration.

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Bristol honors Memorial Day during annual ceremony and parade

Members of the Bristol Train of Artillery blast off their muskets.

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Jack Burgess, son, Todd, 4 mos, wife Megan and her parents, Christy Sullivan and husband Tom. Banks Burgess, 2, waves a flag.

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Members of the Mt. Hope High School color guard twirl their flags and march in the parade.

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The U.S. Marines march.

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Eloise Southworth, 9, (middle) and the Bristol-Warren Girls Scout Troop 1004 march in the parade.

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Bristol Cub Scouts Pack 6 march down Hope Street during the Memorial Day parade on Monday morning.

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Town councilors Mary Parella, Tim Sweeney and Tony Teixeira march in the parade.

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speaker Col. Robert Robistow place a memorial wreath under the War Monument at North Burial Ground during the annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday.

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Keynote speaker Col. Robert Robistow of the RI Army National Guard delivers a speech noting the many Rhode Island and East Bay veterans that lost their lives for their country.

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Bristol veteran Arthur Medeiros is recognized durng the service.

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Troop 6 scout Joland Charbineau, 8, holds the American Flag for his troop during the ceremony.

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The Halligans (left), Dick Devault, Lou Cirillo Bart, Ferris, Nina Murphy and Reyn Ferris and other Bristol residents look on during the Memorial Day ceremony at North Burial Ground on Monday.

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Bristol Veterans Council president Walter Coelho (middle) and others salute the flag.

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Members of the Bristol Train of Artillery stand among flags at the North Burial Ground during the ceremony.

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Bristol Train of Artillery member Bruce Ayers fires the canon during a 21-gun salute.

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Posted Wednesday, May 31, 2023 3:35 pm

Bristol showed out for its annual Memorial Day commemoration, which featured a keynote address from Col. Robert Robistow of the RI Army National Guard who honored Rhode Island and East Bay veterans during his speech.

The parade down Hope Street brought out many families waving American Flags, enjoying the gorgeous weather and honoring those who served and gave their lives throughout the nation’s various wars and conflicts.

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