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Each year, the
Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company commemorates the Memorial Day
holiday by participating in two very special observances. On the
Sunday before Memorial Day, Fire Company Members travel to the
graves of every deceased Honorary and Honorary Life Member who
are buried within Simsbury and other nearby towns throughout the
area. A short biography of the Member is read aloud and a flag
is placed upon the gravesite in their honor. Members are called
to attention and then salute to pay respect to those who have
come before us and have so rightfully earned our reverence.
On Memorial Day, the
Fire Company participates in the town's two parades. Early in
the morning the first parade is held in the Village of
Tariffville. In the afternoon, the main parade is held in the
town center on Hopmeadow Street. As the Fire Company passes the
Main Station, the contingent pauses and a wreath is laid at the
Frank Bradley Memorial in memory of all deceased Fire Company
Members.
Marching up Winthrop Street in Tariffville. Chiefs Dan Hayes (ret.), James Baldis and Patrick Tourville. Simsbury Police honor guard members Officer Christopher Valko, Sgt. Nicolas Boulter, Officer Mark Critz and Sgt. Peter Haynes. Participants are called to attention for the playing of the National Anthem. The public was invited back to Tariffville Station for an ice cream social. An army Blackhawk helicopter flies down Main Street to start the parade in the town center. Joel Warren, Jeff Holmes and Kellan Boudreau stand with the Main Station's apparatus. Simsbury Police Chief Peter Ingvertsen leads his department's honor guard past the Main Station. Members of the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company along with Rescue 15. Fire Company Chaplain Steve Behrens and Chief of the Department James Baldis place a wreath at the Frank Bradley Memorial. Located on the lawn of the Main Station, the Frank Bradley Memorial is dedicated to the memory of the deceased Members of the department.
Marching up Winthrop Street in Tariffville.
Photographs by
Cliff Williams
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