LTC Jason Rose
The Lincoln Girl Scouts with the support of the Parks and Recreation Department invite you to participate in an event to honor our living and fallen soldiers on Memorial Day (Monday, May 30):
- 9:45 a.m. — Assemble at Bemis Hall to march with Lincoln’s American Legion (Post 84) down Bedford Road to the Lincoln Public Library.
- 10 a.m. — Honor and celebrate the lives of those lost in battle, as well as our active and retired service men and women, at the Lincoln Public Library.
- In honor of our veterans, the Lincoln Police Department will provide a cookout for all attendees immediately following the ceremony (new this year).
The ceremony will be led by Capt. Thomas Risser with traditional highlights including the playing of Taps, laying of the memorial wreath, an invocation by Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti of the First Parish Church, and musical performances by Out With the Cat, Alison Dwyer and Marisa Spaeth.
This year’s guest speaker is LTC Jason Rose, Battalion Commander of the 164th Transportation Company of the Massachusetts Army National Guard and Training Office. Rose, a native of Berkley, Mass., who graduated from UMass-Amherst in 1997, trained with the army as an explosive ordnance disposal officer. He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and received numerous awards and decorations. Rose serves full-time as the State Training Officer, Joint Force Headquarters Massachusetts at Hanscom Air Force Base.
In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held inside Bemis Hall.
