NC Veteran's Day Parades

[CGarbee]

In addition to the free meals given to Veterans at ALL Golden Coral resturants (nationwide) on Monday, November 12 (our local club will be displaying vehicles at the Cary, NC resturant where we have our monthly meetings), we have three parades that we are actively participating in this year. Any one who is in the NC area who would like to join us is more than welcome (with or without a vehicle...)

In Raleigh, NC:
The Wake County Council of Veterans Organizations would like to announce that the 2007 North Carolina Veterans Day Parade and Ceremonies will be held in Raleigh, November 10th.

The Parade will start at 9:00 AM and proceed down Fayetteville Street from Davie and end at the State Capitol Grounds. Commemorative Ceremonies will begin at 11:00 on the Capitol Grounds.

The 2007 Grand Marshals of the North Carolina Veterans Day Parade are the "Blue Star Mothers of North Carolina". There will be approximately 100 different organizations participating in the parade: Veterans groups, bands, ROTC units, veterans support groups, scouts, military vehicles and other organizations.

The special guest speaker at the ceremonies will be Army Reserve Major Grier Martin a veteran of Afghanistan. A wreath laying will be conducted by two recipients of the "Presidents Volunteer Award". Patriotic music and a scheduled flyover by military aircraft along with various displays will be on the capitol grounds.

For more information please go to: www.ncveteransparade.com NCMVPA participation is discussed on the club website at www.ncmvpa.com


Greensboro/Triad Area, NC:
The VFW in Winston Salem is requesting MV participation for the Veterans day parade on Sat 10 Nov.. Will post detals of the parade times in the near future.
Anyone having an MV is most welcome to come out and help transport the vets.. There is also a Military History through the ages living history display at Battleground park in Greensboro all day long on Sat.... The displays cover the American soldier from Rev war to current day and include uniforms-arms-equipment.

See the www.ncmvpa.com website for more information on this one.

Monroe (Charlotte area), NC:
We are having a Veterans Day Celebration at the Monroe Airport (Monroe NC just East of Charlotte) Nov 10-11. The event is free and open to the public. There will be warbids on display as well as flybys. There is a WWII hangar dance Sat night the 10th and on Sun. Co. Danny McKnight will be giving a speech. We are in the process of looking for any military vehicles that would like to be on display at the event one or both days.

See the www.ncmvpa.com website for more information on this one as well...

 

[papabear]

Columbus Antique Militiaria Organization (CAMO), sponsors of the Iron Mike Museum in Columbus, Georgia took 11 MV's to the small town of Manchester in support of their Veterans Day Parade. We made a slight miscalculation however. Since all members were driving in the parade, no one was left to take pics etc.
The uglyranger saved the day by getting some footage and pics of us going in and coming out.
It was a wonderful day...folks on both sides of the street waving American Flags and holding signs saying "THANK YOU".
Even had a C130 fly over the convoy/parade a couple of times.

Try this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhrZzY7jNfO

 

[papabear]

crapola...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhrZzY7jNf0