The nation’s oldest Veterans Day parade is gearing up for its 75th year in downtown Birmingham with both a return to its roots and a new attraction.
Color guard and marching band at a Veterans Day parade on 20th Street North in Birmingham, Alabama in 1968.
“Each year, we want to remember and honor our nation’s Veterans who have given so much of their lives — and some even life itself — and this year, we get to show our gratitude on a bigger scale,” said Mark Ryan, president of the National Veterans Day Foundation.for the parade’s diamond anniversary.Budweiser via YouTube
The horses, which will be joining veterans, color guards, drill teams and high school marching bands along the parade route, will also be providing Budweiser to bars along the route. Like last year, the 75th Veterans Day Parade is returning to its traditional downtown route from before the construction of the I-20/59 bridges.The parade kicks off at 11 a.m., rain or shine.The parade begins at the intersection of 18th Street North and 9th Avenue North and goes southbound on 18th Street North to 2nd Avenue North.
On 2nd Avenue North, the route goes east to 22nd Street North and heads northbound to 5th Avenue North.The parade then travels north to the front of City Hall and ends at 19th Street North and 10th Avenue North:
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