Chilmark School Students Salute Those Lost Serving Thier Country
Flowers brought to honor the fallen.
Flowers brought to honor the fallen.
Chilmark students gather at Coast Guard station.
Chilmark students gather at Coast Guard station.
Coast Guard speaks about the meaning of Memorial Day.
Coast Guard speaks about the meaning of Memorial Day.
Students head down the hill to Menemsha docks.
Students head down the hill to Menemsha docks.
Representatives from each class recited poetry.
Representatives from each class recited poetry.
Moses Thompson and Rasmus Mayhew play Taps.
Moses Thompson and Rasmus Mayhew play Taps.
Wind off the water blows flowers back at children.
Wind off the water blows flowers back at children.
flowers on the water for those who gave their lives to country.
flowers on the water for those who gave their lives to country.
Chilmark School students gathered at Coast Guard Station Menemsha, where Coast Guard officers explained the significance of Memorial Day and then joined them on the march down to the harbor.
Students read prepared words, performed Taps and tossed flowers into the sea to remember the fallen.