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American Legion Post #14 Announces Memorial Day Parade Theme

Tuesday April 17, 2018

American Legion Post # 14 is pleased to announce that the 2018 theme of Vermont’s largest Memorial Day Parade is Honor & Commemorate: Freedom Isn’t Free. The purpose of the Memorial Day Parade is to honor those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Veterans Captain Brian Gebo and Ron Nimblett will be serving as the Key Note Speaker and Parade Marshall respectively. The parade is hosted by American Legion Post # 14 and will be held on Monday, May 28 beginning at Vergennes Union High School and winding its way through the Little City. Each entrant whether in the Antique Tractors, Classic Cars, Motorized Units, Float Category, Walking/Marching, Fire Departments, Rescue Squads, or Military must complete an entry form. The parade will begin at 11:00 a.m. and will conclude with a formal Memorial Day remembrance on the park in Vergennes beginning at approximately 12:30 p.m. Following the parade, American Legion Post # 14 will hold a Chicken Barbeque at the post.
    Copies of the parade entry form, a copy of the rules and regulations can be found on the Vergennes Partnership website www.vergennesdownton.org  or by stopping by Post # 14. Again, this year there will be a number system and each participant will be assigned a number when the parade line up is created. You will receive your number when you check in with the Legion volunteer when arriving at VUHS on the morning of the parade. The number will indicate the position in the lineup. Parade entrants (not including bands) should not perform movements or drills that impede the movement of the parade for longer than three minutes. No candy, water or gifts can be thrown from moving vehicles or floats.  Units with horses, dogs and other animals are asked to provide their own sanitation helpers to follow the unit and clean up along the route as well as in the lineup area. Cash prizes are given to floats that meet the following criteria: Parade theme, workmanship, originality and general effect. Prizes are awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in both junior and adult divisions. Winners are announced on the City Green following the ceremony. Prize checks will be mailed the following day to the address on the registration form. If there are any questions please reach out to Martha Sullivan DeGraaf or Commander Ralph Wenzel at American Legion Post # 14 Parade Committee, 100 Armory Lane, Vergennes, Vermont 05491 or email [email protected] or call (802)877-3216.


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