There are towns that host parades, and towns that hold ceremonies. And then there is Greenwich, which remembers—with purpose, with clarity, and with heart.

Over Memorial Day weekend, in neighborhoods from Byram to Cos Cob to Old Greenwich, residents came together not simply to mark a holiday, but to honor those who gave their lives in service to the nation. They showed up not for spectacle, but for solemnity. They remembered.

In Old Greenwich, the Sound Beach Volunteer Fire Department led the annual parade, a tradition dating back to 1923. Firefighters marched alongside scouts, local veterans, police officers, EMTs, youth groups, and clergy. Families lined Sound Beach Avenue waving flags, the faces of children lit up by the sight of uniformed service members walking past. There were no g

See Full Page