Cambridge Commemorates Memorial Day with City Hall Lighting, Memorial Wreaths, Grave Flags,
and Virtual Observance to air May 25 at 10:00am and 8:00pm on 22-CityView
Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui and City Manager Louis A. DePasquale joined members of the Veterans Services Department, Cambridge Police and Cambridge Fire to place flags at the graves of our fallen in the Veterans section of the Cambridge Cemetery. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Memorial Day observances will feature several virtual events and remembrances.
“Memorial Day is a time to remember the brave men and women who gave their life for our country and to honor them for paying the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom, our country, and our Cambridge,” said City Manager Louis A. DePasquale. “I ask that our residents, on Memorial Day this year, find time in their day to conduct a moment of silence and remembrance for those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country.”
During the evenings over the Memorial Day Weekend, Cambridge City Hall will be lit up gold and decorated with wreaths bearing the message, “Cambridge Remembers Our Fallen.” The gold lighting on City Hall honors the Gold Star Families of our City and the Commonwealth, and also honors all Cambridge veterans lost in service and to COVID-19. Additionally, a pre-recorded Memorial Day observance will air on Monday, May 25, at 10:00am and 8:00pm, on the Municipal Cable Television Channel, 22-CityView. The observance will also be available online at Cambridgema.gov/Covid19.
“Lighting up City Hall gold, having city staff place flags on the graves of fallen heroes, and placing special wreaths on the City Hall lawn are ways for all of us as a community to remember those who have lost their lives in service to our country, and also to the families who have lost a loved one to COVID-19,” said Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui. [Photos by Kyle Klein]
Police Commissioner Branville Bard, City Manager Louis DePasquale, Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui
Members of the Cambridge Fire and Police Departments place flags at the graves of Cambridge’s fallen heroes
