Tisbury, Edgartown Students Honor Nation's Fallen Veterans
Due to rain, students at the Edgartown School marched to the gymnasium rather than the sea Friday to celebrate a time-honored Memorial Day tradition.
Due to rain, students at the Edgartown School marched to the gymnasium rather than the sea Friday to celebrate a time-honored Memorial Day tradition.
World War II veteran Fred B. Morgan Jr. shared his memories of serving in World War II with Edgartown students.
World War II veteran Fred B. Morgan Jr. shared his memories of serving in World War II with Edgartown students.
Students recited the Gettysburg address, sang songs and listened to patriotic tunes.
Students recited the Gettysburg address, sang songs and listened to patriotic tunes.
Making their way to the stage of the Tisbury School gym.
Making their way to the stage of the Tisbury School gym.
Tisbury student Savannah Bradshaw, front, drops her flower in a basket on stage as Nicole Menton and Nathan London wait their turns.
Tisbury student Savannah Bradshaw, front, drops her flower in a basket on stage as Nicole Menton and Nathan London wait their turns.
Tisbury student John Coogan drops his flower in to the basket as veterans look on.
Tisbury student John Coogan drops his flower in to the basket as veterans look on.
Tisbury students Landon Cormie and Dylan Biggs "play" along with the school band.
Tisbury students Landon Cormie and Dylan Biggs "play" along with the school band.
A packed gymnasium of Tisbury students and parents listen to eighth-grader Patricia Oliveira's speech.
A packed gymnasium of Tisbury students and parents listen to eighth-grader Patricia Oliveira's speech.
Rain may have impeded their march to the sea, but on Friday students at the Tisbury and Edgartown Schools ensured that a generations-old tradition dedicated to those who fought and died in war lived on. Students at both schools gathered in their respective gymnasiums to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, the Gettysburg Address and hear from veterans who have fought for the country. Flowers, traditionally tossed off Memorial Wharf in Edgartown and the Owen Park dock in Vineyard Haven, were instead gathered in the gym — a less picturesque, but no less poignant moment of remembrance.