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Military veterans from several organizations will participate in Hannibal’s annual Veterans Day parade, which will begin at noon today, Nov. 7, at 10th and Broadway. The parade route will turn on North Main Street and end at the Tom and Huck statue at the end of North Main.
It will include a Color Guard and members of the Legion Riders, the American Legion motorcycle club.
This year veterans of the Vietnam War will be honored, and they are encouraged to ride the trolley, said Emmette J. Shields American Legion Post No. 55 Commander Ralph Brinkley Jr.
Post 55 and its Auxiliary will both march in the parade, along with members of VFW and additional American Legion posts.
When the parade reaches Central Park, it will pause while State Rep. Rachel Bringer will sing the National Anthem and Brinkley will speak briefly from the balcony of the Elks Lodge building.
This year the Legion Riders will be ringing their memorial bell between Fourth and Fifth streets “in honor of POWs, MIAs and fallen comrades,” Brinkley said.
He encouraged people to attend the parade. “We would like to see everybody in town come out and support our veterans of the past and our future veterans, who are serving right now.”
Military veterans from several organizations will participate in Hannibal’s annual Veterans Day parade, which will begin at noon today, Nov. 7, at 10th and Broadway. The parade route will turn on North Main Street and end at the Tom and Huck statue at the end of North Main.
It will include a Color Guard and members of the Legion Riders, the American Legion motorcycle club.
This year veterans of the Vietnam War will be honored, and they are encouraged to ride the trolley, said Emmette J. Shields American Legion Post No. 55 Commander Ralph Brinkley Jr.
Post 55 and its Auxiliary will both march in the parade, along with members of VFW and additional American Legion posts.
When the parade reaches Central Park, it will pause while State Rep. Rachel Bringer will sing the National Anthem and Brinkley will speak briefly from the balcony of the Elks Lodge building.
This year the Legion Riders will be ringing their memorial bell between Fourth and Fifth streets “in honor of POWs, MIAs and fallen comrades,” Brinkley said.
He encouraged people to attend the parade. “We would like to see everybody in town come out and support our veterans of the past and our future veterans, who are serving right now.”
