Fullerton's 29th Annual Veterans Day Parade

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Fullerton’s 29th Annual Veterans Day observance will feature patriotic speaker Gunner Gene Coughlin (CWO3 USMC Ret) who is one of a select group of Marines specifically designated a “Marine Gunner” and is authorized to wear the Bursting Bomb rank insignia.

The observance, hosted by Fullerton American Legion Post 142, Fullerton Emblem Club 469, and the City will be held on Friday, November 11 at 10:30 a.m. and will include a parade in Fullerton’s historic downtown. The parade will begin at the Downtown Plaza, located on Wilshire Avenue, east of Harbor Boulevard and adjacent to the Fullerton Museum Center. The parade will then go North on Harbor Blvd. and end at Hillcrest Park, which is located at the intersection of Harbor and Valley View Drive.

Once at Hillcrest Park, a ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at the veteran’s memorial. The ceremony will also include a patriotic speaker, the placement of wreaths, playing of bagpipes “Amazing Grace” and the playing of “Taps”.

All veterans are welcome to join in the parade, which will feature JROTC units from Fullerton area high schools and the Fullerton High School Marching Band. The Troy High School Navy JROTC unit will carry flags representing all 50 U.S. states.  No banners other than the flags carried by the JROTC units will be allowed in the parade.

Parade participants are asked to arrive at the plaza no earlier than 10 a.m. To march in the parade, the Fullerton American Legion requests that veterans are able to march in regular cadence for approximately three-quarters of a mile.

For safety reasons, pets will not be permitted either in the parade or at the ceremony. Further information may be obtained by calling the Fullerton American Legion at (714) 871-2412.