The Largest Memorial Day Parade in America Returns to Structure Avenue for Its First Stay Parade Since 2019, Previous to the COVID-19 Pandemic

WASHINGTON, Could 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — In the present day, in commemoration of Navy Appreciation Month, the American Veterans Middle (AVC) is proud to announce the return of an American custom: The Nationwide Memorial Day Parade, reside from Washington, DC. The Nationwide Memorial Day Parade will march down Structure Avenue, alongside the long-lasting monuments of the Nationwide Mall, beginning at 2pm on Monday, Could 30 (Memorial Day). The parade serves as a shifting timeline of American historical past, that includes historic re-enactors, navy veterans, lively responsibility personnel, celebrities, and entertainers to honor and salute the women and men who’ve sacrificed for the US of America. This marks the parade’s proud return to reside audiences for the primary time since previous to the pandemic.

“The American Veterans Middle is proud to announce that The Nationwide Memorial Day Parade is returning to its dwelling alongside the Nationwide Mall,” mentioned Tim Holbert, Senior Vice President and Government Director of AVC. “Through the pandemic, our nation skilled some terribly turbulent and divisive instances, a few of which we nonetheless face immediately. Greater than ever, you will need to permit Individuals of all backgrounds to return collectively as soon as extra and honor what all of us have in frequent. We’re honored to deliver again this unifying custom that commemorates our shared historical past, paying respect to the sacrifice of those that have given their lives in service to all of us.”

Traditionally the parade attracts greater than 2 hundred thousand attendees from throughout the nation, who flood the sidewalks of Structure Avenue. The AVC anticipates a a lot bigger turnout this yr as a result of parade’s 3-year hiatus and given the anticipated uptick in Individuals’ post-pandemic journey. Along with the reside, in-person expertise, the parade will broadcast on nationwide tv by way of main community associates (NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, The CW) and worldwide by way of the American Forces Community, to succeed in a collective viewers of greater than 100 million households.

The Grand Marshal of The Nationwide Memorial Day Parade would be the Lt. Col. James Harvey III, one of many legendary Tuskegee Airmen who received the primary ever ‘High Gun‘ type competitors in 1949. Along with the handfuls of honorable veterans, the parade will function a star-studded forged of celebrities and entertainers, who can be introduced within the weeks forward.

The American Veterans Middle re-introduced the custom of a Memorial Day parade alongside Structure Avenue in 2005, a long time after it had pale away through the Second World Conflict. It has since grown into the most important Memorial Day commemoration within the nation. Extra data can be introduced this month. Go to www.NationalMemorialDayParade.com to remain up to date.

The American Veterans Middle (AVC) and its subsidiary, the World Conflict II Veterans Committee, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit academic basis devoted to guarding the legacy and honoring the sacrifice of our navy personnel from each era. The Nationwide Memorial Day Parade is held yearly in Washington D.C. For extra data, go to www.AmericanVeteransCenter.org.

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