Scenes from Cheshire Memorial Day parade, honoring their sacrifice

Two year old Gabriel Tapp waves his flags as the parade passes his house along the route, during the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade along South Main Street in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Kaylee Aurora, 6, and Charlotte Morton, 5, pass the time with some refreshment before the start of the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade along South Main Street in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Scenes of the day, during the 2023 Memorial Day Parade along South Main Street in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Scenes of the day, Scott Bethke walks down South Main Street in the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Scenes of the day, during the 2023 Memorial Day Parade along South Main Street in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Scenes of the day, during the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade along Main Street in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Scenes of the day, during the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade along Main Street in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Scenes of the day, during the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade along Main Street in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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People bow their heads for a moment of silence to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice, during the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade along South Main Street in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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A bugler plays taps during ceremonies of the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade along South Main Street in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Parade chaplin and American Legion Post 92 chaplin Randy Tapp says a prayer during ceremonies of the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade along Main Street in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Scenes of the day, The Cheshire High School marching band marches down South Main Street in the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Bonnie Gaudio sits on her front steps along the route on South Main Street waiting on the 2023 Memorial Day Parade to pass by on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Scenes of the day, during the 2023 Memorial Day Parade along South Main Street in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Scenes of the day, The Cheshire Fire Department honor guard marches down South Main Street in the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Scarlett Sugrue, 4, waves as the parade goes by her, during the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade along South Main Street in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Emerson Weiss, 3, and Palmer Fidanza 3 1/2 play with chalk passing the time, before the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade along South Main Street on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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From left, Cheshire residents Skylar Funaro, 4, Jocelyn Gunn, Quinn Scharz, 4, Penelope Fidanza, 5, Palmer Fidanza, 31/2, and Emerson Weiss, 3 1/2, all pass the time creating their own unique artwork along the sidewalk, during the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade along South Main Street on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Scenes of the day, The Cheshire High School marching band marches in formation down South Main Street in the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Parade co-marshal, Vietnam Vet and Commander of the the American Legion Post 92 in Cheshire Don Falk salutes in the front the Veterans Memorial Plaza. during ceremonies of the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade along Main Street in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Scenes of the day, during the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade along Main Street in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Scenes of the day, Members of the Dunn Middle School band perform down South Main Street in the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Scenes of the day during the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade along South Main Street in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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People stand and show their support, during the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade at Main Street in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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Molly Guglielmi wears a shirt honoring a former Cheshire High School graduate who died in the Vietnam war, during the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade along South Main Street in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

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People stand and wait for the parade to start in the shade, during the 2023 Cheshire Memorial Day Parade along Main Street in Cheshire on Sunday afternoon May 28, 2023. Bill Shettle Special to the Record-Journal

May 29, 2023 12:13AM

CHESHIRE — The town honored the fallen Sunday during its annual Memorial Day parade. Photos by Bill Shettle.

Scenes from Cheshire Memorial Day parade, honoring their sacrifice

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