By Lisa Carolin
If you’d like to participate in the Memorial Day Parade in downtown Chelsea on May 28, Ray Tuck would love your help.
Tuck needs 50 people to hold 50 flag poles. He welcomes both Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts and anyone else interested.
“I want to let all of the veterans and military personnel know that this special event is to honor them for their service and sacrifice,” said Tuck. “I designed this to reach as many veterans as possible.”
Tuck calls his parade event the 50-flag salute. The volunteers will hold flags on the sidelines of the parade, and need to arrive by 9 a.m. on East Middle Street between East Street and the cemetery.
He asks that anyone interested “dress in the spirit of the day”.
Tuck describes the display of flags as “a two by two tilt in a domino effect down with all 25 flags on both sides of the street.”
Volunteers will stand at the parade holding a 10-foot flag pole for all to see when they walk by. Tuck will also have hundreds of hand held flags that need to be passed out that day.
Tuck, who lives in Ypsilanti, visits different cities on Memorial Day and the Fourth of July to pay tribute to veterans.
You can contact Tuck for more information at [email protected].
I will be on site near the entry of the cemetery to set up the flags and to get everything together. I am only in charge of this part of the parade. you must contact the people of the parade for other information.
The legion would be the first place to contact.
make sure to come down to the area before the Cemetery to see this event unfold.
Thanks
Ray Tuck
Bring a veteran or Military personnel to this parade and may I suggest you sit in the tree cover lane just before the cemetery where we at the 50 flag salute honor our Veterans and Military personnel in this special way. 50 flags of American, State, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines, Pow/Mia, Vietnam Veterans, All gave some/ some gave all,911,Thin Blue line, Thin red line, and special flags called THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA and top it all off a 14 foot wide Eagle sign to say “THANK YOU!”
The Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts will be holding the flags this year. I’m looking forward to bring back the 50 flag salute to Chelsea again. I do a different city each year and St Clair Shores is on a Sunday this is why I’m able to do Chelsea again.
Come see us before the parade, Remember to stand as the Veterans come by in the parade to honor and respect them.
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