Rain shut down their Memorial Day parade, but these veterans marched anyway

Brett T. | 6:11 PM on May 30, 2016

Despite a gloomy forecast for Pepperell, Mass., Monday morning that prompted the town to cancel its Memorial Day parade, a group of veterans assembled and marched the parade route anyway to an audience of only a police escort and a couple of news cameras.

Proud of our Pepperell veterans who decided to march the route of the cancelled parade this morning. pic.twitter.com/yQiXRh1Gw4

— Pepperell Police (@PepperellPD) May 30, 2016

“Although we weren’t exactly prepared for it, we are very proud of our Pepperell veterans who decided to march the parade route this morning even though the parade was cancelled,” wrote the Pepperell Police Department on its Facebook page.

Pepperell canceled its #MemorialDay2016 parade because of heavy rains. These veterans marched, anyway. #WBZ #myTV38 pic.twitter.com/axBuUHKkS9

— Liam Martin (@LiamWBZ) May 30, 2016