Douglas Heritage and Honor Committee Sets Memorial Day Parade Order, Flags Unfinished Tasks

DOUGLAS -- May 7, 2026, Douglas Heritage and Honor Committee maps out Memorial Day parade order with several logistics still open. At the May 7 working session, the three-member committee settled on a draft lineup placing the Boy Scouts color guard first, followed by the high school band, veterans, scouts, fire trucks, floats, and horses at the rear, with horses last specifically to prevent spooking near sirens and crowd noise. Departure from the GBI staging area is set for 10:45 a.m., following a 10:15 a.m. police briefing, with participants asked to arrive no later than 10 a.m. A committee member announced that Joe Quintle of the Goodness Store donated a 48-star flag from Douglas's 1946 bicentennial, complete with its original pole, and the committee discussed having a Troop 134 scout carry it in both parades. Who will play taps remains unresolved, with the high school band and a bugle-trained scout named Warren both under consideration. The May 21 meeting is the committee's last before Memorial Day and is being framed as the final all-hands coordination session.