By Paul Sordillo

Hull Veterans Service Officer

This coming Monday, May 26, is Memorial Day. The town will observe Memorial Day with a parade and ceremony.

The parade will begin at Hull High School at 9:30 a.m. and end at the Gold Star Mothers Memorial at Hull Village Cemetery. The ceremony will start around 10:00 a.m., depending upon when the last marchers complete the parade route and arrive at the cemetery.

The keynote speaker this year is Colonel Francis J. Curtis (Retired). Colonel Curtis served for more than 32 years in the U.S. Army Reserve. His is a recipient of the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart.

The select board approved four street corner dedications, which will start as soon as possible after the end of the ceremony. The dedication group will start with the locations closest to the cemetery and move south, one after the other. Squares to be dedicated include those in memory of Joseph Mario Grieco, Sr. at Standish Avenue and Beacon Road; John D. Zullo at D Street and Nantasket Avenue (on the beach side); the Chase family – including Robert, Joseph, John, and Harold – at Samoset Avenue and Phipps Street; and Edward Charles O’Brien at Edgewater Road and Sixth Street.

The Hull Fire Department will be passing out ice cream after the conclusion of the Memorial Day ceremony at the Village Fire House.

There is no rain date; if necessary, the ceremony will be moved indoors to the high school gymnasium.

Call or visit the veterans office (appointments recommended, but not necessary) for more details of the subject matter in this article, or any benefit question. Paul Sordillo, Hull’s Veterans Service Officer, can be reached at 781-925-0305 or psordillo@town.hull.ma.us.

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