A week ago, Storm Swain became a U.S. citizen. On Monday, she joined the Pledge of Allegiance at the Memorial Day parade on the Vineyard.

The Vineyard pauses today to celebrate the national holiday with a parade, a picnic and flag ceremony in Vineyard Haven. The parade begins at 10 a.m. at the American Legion Hall.

Busy is the common theme as the Vineyard gets ready for another summer season on Memorial Day weekend.

The annual Memorial Day parade stepped off smartly in Vineyard Haven Monday under overcast skies and a solemn air.

Memorial Day weekend is here, the ferries are full, the shops open, and the streets crowded.

On Friday, May 25 children at grammar schools around the Island will take part in March to the Sea rituals.

Military veterans and about 100 people gathered at the Tisbury School gymnasium to observe Memorial Day on Martha’s Vineyard. The ceremony was forced indoors by inclement weather.

A dedicated group participated in the third annual March for Heroes, a Memorial Day weekend trek to raise awareness and funds for veterans’ causes.

Memorial Day is both the start of summer and a weekend to honor fallen service men and women. Heartfelt offerings begin Friday with the March to the Sea tradition by Island schoolchildren.

Forced indoors by inclement weather, but determined to commemorate those who gave their lives in service to their country, Island veterans gathered to observe Memorial Day.