The Mansfield Veteran’s Day Parade will kick off at the 5-way light at Marion Ave. and Park Ave. West at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday Nov. 11.
The parade will form at 10 a.m. on Marion Ave. between the 5-way light back to Carpenter Rd. and travel down Park Ave West to Central Park and end at the gazebo.
The ceremony will begin at the gazebo in downtown Mansfield at 11 a.m.
The parade honoring our U.S. Veteran’s is always held in the 11th month, the 11th day and on the 11th hour.
The grand marshal and featured speaker during the Veteran’s Day program will be Doug Theaker, Korean War Err Veteran.
There will be 36-38 units marching in the parade this year. Along with area veteran’s groups, there will marching bands from Mansfield Senior High School, St. Peter’s High School and Clear Fork High School. There will also be an assortment of fire trucks and military equipment.
In case of rain, the Veteran’s Day service will be held at Amvets, Post #26 at 1100 West Fourth Street.
Dennis Hempfield is the Parade Marshal for the Mansfield Veteran’s Day Parade, any questions call Dennis’s cell at 419-565-7047 or home at 419-884-2089.
