Entries wanted for Veterans Parade
The Pea Ridge Veterans Day parade will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, this year.
“I’m urging the Pea Ridge community to participate in the parade again this year by entering a float of choice, or other (see list attached of recommended floats). If you know a veteran, we have a veterans walk/ride, or if you can get any military vehicles, that would be great, too!” said Chris Snow, USN veteran and organizer.
“Last year we had to cancel our first annual veterans parade because of bad weather,” Snow said. “We’re praying for better weather this year.”
Snow said persons participating do not have to live in Pea Ridge to be a part of this parade or to submit a float.
“I’d love to see every float listed below built and driven in the parade,” he said.
Floats will stage at noon on Townsend Way between Community First Bank and White Oak Station. There is no entry fee; community participation is welcomed.
Suggestions include, but are not limited to:
• Band
• Civil War float (focus on Battle of Pea Ridge)
• World War I float
• World War II float
• Korean War float
• Vietnam War float
• Persian Gulf War float
• War in Afghanistan float
• Army float
• Navy float • Air Force float
• Marine Corps float
• Coast Guard float
• Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (CVMA)
• Military vehicles
• Grand marshal of the parade
• Rosie the Riveter float
• JROTC
• Civil Air Patrol
• Cub Scouts/Boy Scouts
• POW/MIA representation
• ‘Veterans Walk’ or driven in vehicles, in uniforms if possible
• VFW
• American Legion
• public service vehicles (police, fire, EMS)
For information regarding the parade, contact Chris Snow, 381-1248 or Kasey Snow, 381-1729. For information regarding the PRHS Veteran Day Ceremony, contact Misty Harris at 451-8182, ext. 243.