Please join us on
Sunday, November 6, 2011
in Downtown Hartford for the
Connecticut Veterans Parade!
PARADE IS ON FOR THIS SUNDAY,
NICE WEATHER EXPECTED!!!
Packets were mailed to participants, please allow a few days due to the storm
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. recognizes the parade as one of the nation's official "2011 Veterans Day Regional Sites." This year, It is one of 57 entities in the entire U.S. and the only Connecticut recipient of this prestigious honor.
This is the largest Veterans Parade in New England, and one of the biggest salutes to veterans in the entire nation.
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 will precede 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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