City to Commemorate Purple Heart Designation
Mayor Edward A. Bettencourt, Jr., is pleased to announce that Peabody’s annual
Memorial Day parade and ceremony will take place on Monday, May 26 th .
The parade will kick off at 11am at the intersection of Washington Street and
Allens Lane. The Parade will proceed East on Washington Street and then West on
Main Street to City Hall. Both Washington Street and portions of Main Street and
Lowell Street will be closed to traffic during the parade.
After the parade, there will be a ceremony in front of City Hall honoring our fallen
heroes and acknowledging Peabody’s recent designation as a Purple Heart City, a
moniker that expresses special gratitude to those who were wounded or killed in
combat.
The Purple Heart is the oldest American military decoration in present use. It was
created by General George Washington on August 7, 1782, as
