Veterans Day Memorials Visits to Stop in Saxonville

The annual group visits to the city’s historic veteran-related sites will include Sgt. Malen W. Barker Memorial at 1 School Street and Cpl. James J. McGrath Square.
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Sharon Machlis

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November 9, 2025

FRAMINGHAM – This year’s group visits to the city’s historic veterans memorial sites around the city will take place on Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, and will include services at Cpl. James J. McGrath Square in Saxonville (9:45 am near Danforth and Concord Streets) and Sgt. Malen W. Barker Memorial (10:30 am at 1 School Street). There will also be a stop for refreshments at Rousseau Garage (10 am, 1 School Street).

Those wishing to visit all the sites should meet behind the Memorial Building at 7:45 am for departure at 8 am. The event is sponsored by local veterans.

The city’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony will be downtown starting 11:11 am at Veterans Memorial Park (Concord Street and Guadalcanal Road). In case of bad weather, the event will be moved inside to Cushing Memorial Chapel at Cushing Memorial Park. The keynote speaker will be Lt. Col. Dennis B. Ford. His military career spanned more than 30 years during which he won numerous commendations. His career included work at Natick Labs and multiple deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere.

A full schedule of that ceremony is posted on the city website.

Below are details about the earlier visits to veterans memorials around the city:

VETERANS DAY 11 NOVEMBER 2025 FRAMINGHAM VETERANS MEMORIALS (Tours are made each year on Veterans Day to Framingham historic Veterans Memorials to honor the service of deceased Military Veterans. These visits are organized by Patriotic Veterans and their supporters. Remembrances, prayers, honor guard rifle salute and patriotic music will occur at each location. Please join us to honor our Veterans.) Schedule: 7:45 — Assemble at rear of Memorial Building 8:00 — Leave Memorial Building 8:15 — Service at LTJG Cliffor S. Carter Memorial (USS Bunker Hill WWII), Cor Dudley and Mount Wayte Avenue 8:40 — Service at CPL Daniel P. Zinck Memorial (Pohong South Korea 1984), at Franklin Street at Maple Street 9:00 — Service at Buckminster Square (Revolutionary War) 9:20 — Service at Memorial Library - Historical Center at Center Common (Civil War) 9:45 — Service at Cpl. James J. McGrath Square Saxonville (WWI) 10:00 — Refreshments Rousseau Garage - 1 School Street 10:30 — Service Sgt. Malen W. Barker Memorial (Korean) - 1 School Street 10:50 — Service at Sgt. Stanley Yurewicz Square (Vietnam), Cor Hartford and Grant Streets 11:11 — Service at Veterans Park - Concord Street (All Wars) — Will include an expanded Veterans Day Program NOTE: DUE TO THE CURRENT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, THE ARMY BAND CONCERT PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON VETERAN’S DAY AT NEVINS HALL HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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