Please join us on
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2012
(the Sunday before the U.S./State observance)
in Downtown Hartford for the
Connecticut Veterans Parade!
The Connecticut Veterans Parade is attended by 40,000 spectators, more than 150 Military and Veterans groups and musical groups, and close to 4,000 marchers representing dozens of Connecticut towns.
The Veterans Day National Committee in Washington, D.C. has recognized the parade as one of the nation's official "Veterans Day Regional Sites." In 2011, it was one of 57 entities in the entire U.S. and it was the only Connecticut recipient of this prestigious honor.
Our's is the largest Veterans Parade in all of New England, and one of the biggest salutes to veterans in the entire U.S.
Parade step off is at 12:30 p.m. near the State Capitol Building.
Reviewing Stand is across the street from the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.
Parade stops for a 1:30 p.m. Moment of Silence with a tolling of the Center Church bell and a stirring rendition of the national anthem. It is a sight to remember!
11:30 a.m. Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Arch in Bushnell Park precedes the parade.
Please join us! Show your support for the men & women who bravely serve our country.....
MARCH....VOLUNTEER...SPONSOR...ATTEND!!!
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