Veterans Day parade Wednesday
November 10th, 2009 | by |
The 2009 Veterans Day parade, sponsored by the American Legion Post 19, begins at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday at 17th Place and 4th Avenue. It will proceed south along 4th Avenue before turning east on 25th Street to Virginia Drive, ending at the American Legion building, 2575 S. Virginia Drive.
Motorists are advised not to attempt to access or cross that stretch of 4th Avenue from about 8 a.m. until the end of the parade, city officials said.
The parade’s theme is “Women Veterans.” Yuma resident Maria Currie, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, will be grand marshal.
Staff Sgt. Gabriel Garcia, a 2001 graduate of Kofa High School, will be the co-marshal. Garcia was severely wounded in January and holds many prestigious medals of commendation.
For more information on the parade, call 344-9523.
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PARADE LINEUP
1. Rough Riders
2. Ashley Furniture Home Store
Vanguard
3. American Legion Post 19
4. American Legion Post 19 commander
5. American Legion Auxiliary Post 19 president
6. Unit 19 Poppy Girls
7. American Legion Post 19
8. Grand marshal
9. Honorary grand marshal
10. District One commander
11. District One president
12. Departmentale Demi Chapeau
13. American Legion Post 56
14. Salon No. 900
15. American Legion Riders Post 19
First Division
16. Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
17. Gila Vista Junior High School
18. John and Maria Senini/Russ Jones
19. Crossroads Mission
20. VFW Post 8242
21. Elks Lodge 476
22. Woodard Junior High School
23. U.S. Submarine Veterans
24. Military Order of the Purple Heart No. 433
25. Military Order of the Purple Heart No. 433 Auxiliary
26. American Legion Riders of Wisconsin
27. Yuma High School
28. Martinez Brothers
29. Charlie Poulton
30. Disabled American Veterans
Second Division
31. Knights of Columbus
32. Crane Adult Education
33. Boy Scouts of America Troop 95 MCAS
34. Boy Scouts Troop 8061
35. Cub Scouts Pack 8061
36. Gadsden Elementary School District
37. Cub and Scout Troop 8054
38. Cub Pack 8051
39. Cub Pack 007
40. Centennial Middle School
41. Rio Colorado Service Unit Girl Scouts
42. Girl Scout Troop 30
43. Kofa High School
44. Cub Pack 22
45. Cub Pack 10
46. Boy Scout Troop 8222 (float)
47. Boy Scout Troop 8222 (auto)
Third Division
48. Yuma Young Marines
49. Marine Corps League
50. Fire Department
51. Fire Department – city officials
52. Crane Middle School
53. KYMA News 11
54. Rural/Metro
55. Somerton Fire Department
56. Yuma County elected officials
57. Yuma County sheriff
58. Yuma County Sheriff Explorer Scouts
59. Yuma Sector Border Patrol
60. Yuma Sector Border Patrol
61. Cibola High School
62. Desert Sun Riders
63. KTTI 95.1
Fourth Division
64. Vietnam Veterans Chapter 835
65. Vietnam Veterans Chapter 835
66. Centro Cristiano Genesis
67. United States Postal Service
68. Somerton Middle School
69. Yuma Sun Pathfinders
70. Yuma Desert Pathfinders
71. Okinawa Shorin Ryu
72. Ron Watson Middle School
73. Yuma County 4-H
74. Happy Faces Day Care Center
75. Yuma Fun Factory
76. San Luis High School
77. Amerischools
Fifth Division
78. Civil Air Patrol Co. 508
79. Civil Air Patrol Co. 508
80. Fourth Avenue Junior High School
81. Southwest Kwapa Bird Dancers and Singers
82. Foothills Shrine Club
83. Yuma Shrine Renegades
84. Oath Keepers
85. Miss Yuma County
86. Yuma County Cinderella
87. Gila Ridge High School
88. Nostalgia Car Club
89. Truly Nolan
90. Yuma Valley
Sixth Division
91. Yuma County Sheriff’s Posse
92. Desert Signs
93. Desert Signs
94. Colorado River Riders and Saddles of Joy
95. Yuma Jaycees
96. Yuma Jaycees Royalty
97. Aretha Varner
98. 40/8 Voiture 622
99. 40/8 Voiture 622
100. Outlaws of Yuma
101. Two Rivers Renaissance Fair
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