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.