MAY 30, 1940: School children in North Windham march in the Memorial Day parade.
MAY 30, 1949: Portland's Memorial Day parade makes its way down Congress Street.
MAY 30, 1983: Youngsters stand at attention during Memorial Day activities in Sanford.
MAY 28, 1984: A color guard from the American Legion Andrews Post No 17 leads the Memorial Day parade down Congress St. in Portland.
MAY 27, 1985: Rick Osmond from the American Legion Deering Memorial Post No 6859 salutes as the Portland high School band plays "The Star Spangled Banner" at Memorial Day ceremonies in Portland.
MAY 26, 1986: Timmy, 4, and Shelly O'Leary, 6, of Gorham, had front-row seats to watch a Memorial Day parade.
MAY 25, 1987: Sailors from HMS Apollo participate in the Memorial Day parade Portland.
MAY 30, 1988: John Flaherty and Fred Wardewell, both of Portland, roll up a flag on City Hall's steps after the Memorial Day parade and ceremonies.
MAY 28, 1991: Seventeen empty black chairs with 17 helmets and 17 flowers represented Maine's 17 POW/MIAs still unaccounted for at Gray's Memorial Day parade and ceremonies.
MAY 27, 1991: Elizabeth and Kurt Martin, of the Sons of Union Veterans, lay a wreath in Monument Square during Memorial Day ceremonies.
MAY 25, 1992: Officers from the Portland Police Department lead the Memorial Day parade down Congress Street.
MAY 27, 1994: The 3rd Maine Infantry color guard fife and drums corps plays taps after a flag-raising ceremony at North Yarmouth Academy honoring Memorial Day and the memory of Carlton Fogg, a 1941 graduate who died in the Marshall Islands during World War II. Playing the bugle is John Clark.
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