Stamford parade to honor WWII vets as grand marshals
STAMFORD — Stamford officials are planning to host a Veterans Day parade and ceremony on Nov. 6, five days before the official Veterans Day holiday.
The parade will begin at 805 Bedford St. around noon, followed by a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park at 130 Atlantic St.
“This promises to be an exciting and meaningful event,” reads the description for the parade and ceremony on the city’s website.
This year’s event will designate all of Stamford’s World War II veterans as the grand marshals of the parade. The Stamford Patriotic and Special Events Commission, in conjunction with the Stamford Veterans Council, is leading the effort to identify veterans from the era to participate in the event.
They are asking any WWII veterans to provide their information, and for anyone who knows of veterans from the war to contact the organization. Interested parties can fill out a form on the city’s website that will be used to invite the veterans to the parade.
Other organizations or groups interested in participating in the parade can fill out a registration form through the city’s website.
The form asks participants to describe their group and include any vehicles to be used along the parade route, such as military Jeeps and trucks, or floats. All information must be submitted to the city by Oct. 24.
The rain date for the event is Nov. 13.
Last year during the city’s Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 7, former Stamford Mayor David Martin announced Stamford as a Purple Heart City and added it to the Purple Heart Trail. The Purple Heart Trail is a symbolic system of roads, highways, bridges, and other monuments that give tribute to service men and women who have been awarded the Purple Heart Medal.