49th Annual Veterans Day Parade & Observance

From 49th Annual Veterans Day Parade & Observance Website:

Auburn, Washington is designated by the Veterans Day National Committee and the US Department of Veterans Affairs as a Regional Site for celebration of Veterans Day 2014. Auburn is proud to be a Vietnam War Commemorative Partner. Auburn has hosted the Veterans Day Parade since 1965. Now in its 49th year, the parade has grown into one of the largest Veteran's Day parades in the United States of America. Auburn's 2014 parade is paying special tribute to the Military Order of the Purple Heart.

The purpose of Auburn's Veterans Day Parade is to positively focus on honoring our country's veterans and active military personnel. Through our parade, we focus recognition on congressionally-recognized Veteran Service Organizations and their auxiliaries, the military and reserve military, National Guard and ROTC. The goals and purposes of Auburn's Veterans Day Parade are to give honor to our country's military personnel and veterans and to their military missions of defending freedom around the world.

The 49th annual Veterans Day Parade will be held in Auburn on Saturday, November 8 at 11:00 AM The parade boasts over 200 units and over 5,500 parade participants, including over 25+ high school marching bands, military vehicles, veterans' units, honor guards and more.

The one-mile parade route travels west along Main Street to A Street NW. To participate in Auburn's Veterans Day Parade complete and return the official Parade Application. The parade has more applicants than it can permit to participate, and thus must select among the applicants those who will be able to participate. Those applications who are approved will be those that most closely meet the goals and purpose of Auburns Veterans Day Parade.