Organizers scaled back the event, which usually features marching bands and throngs of onlookers, to comply with social-distancing measures, WMTW reported.
According to the Portland Press Herald, a lone veteran, 62-year-old retired Army Sgt. Richard Cobb, marched in Portland's parade Monday, accompanied only by the American flag he carried and two police escorts.
Cobb, a Bronze Star recipient who served in Iraq, carried the flag to Monument Square, where he laid a wreath as about 30 people looked on, the news outlets reported.
Trump marks Memorial Day with wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery President Donald Trump places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, in honor of Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2020, in Arlington, Va. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Trump marks Memorial Day with wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery President Donald Trump salutes after placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, in honor of Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2020, in Arlington, Va. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Trump marks Memorial Day with wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery President Donald Trump salutes before placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, in honor of Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2020, in Arlington, Va. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Trump marks Memorial Day with wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrive to place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, in honor of Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2020, in Arlington, Va. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Trump marks Memorial Day with wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery President Donald Trump turns after placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, in honor of Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2020, in Arlington, Va. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Trump marks Memorial Day with wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery President Donald Trump salutes before placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, in honor of Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2020, in Arlington, Va. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Trump marks Memorial Day with wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery President Donald Trump stands before a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, in honor of Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2020, in Arlington, Va. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Trump marks Memorial Day with wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery President Donald Trump touches a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, in honor of Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2020, in Arlington, Va. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Trump marks Memorial Day with wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery First lady Melania Trump, center, Karen Pence, left, wife of Vice President Mike Pence and Leah Esper, wife of Defense Secretary Mark Esper, arrive at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, where President Donald Trump will lay a wreath in honor of Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2020, in Arlington, Va. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Trump marks Memorial Day with wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery President Donald Trump stands with Vice President Mike Pence and Gen Omar Jones, Commanding General at Joint Force Headquarters, National Capital Region and United States Army Military District of Washington, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, in honor of Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2020, in Arlington, Va. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Trump marks Memorial Day with wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery President Donald Trump salutes at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, in honor of Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2020, in Arlington, Va., with Vice President Mike Pence and First Lady Melania Trump. (Alex Brandon/AP)