Downtown Las Vegas is set to spend Veterans Day morning on Fourth Street, where the annual parade is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon between Garces Avenue and Stewart Avenue.
The nonprofit Veterans Action Group is running the procession, with a 9:30 a.m. opening ceremony and a flyover timed to the start. Spectators were told to bring folding chairs. Drivers got two different closure windows to plan around. Las Vegas Review-Journal reporting put the start at Fourth and Garces at 10 a.m. and the end at Fourth and Stewart, with the flyover at 10 a.m. to kick the parade off.
Ceremony, Flyover And Who Is Marching
Veterans Action Group lists the opening ceremony for 9:30 a.m. at Fourth Street and Ogden Avenue. FOX5 reported that the ceremony includes the national anthem at the grandstand. Event materials describe the flyover as a tribute to people who served.
The lineup is built for more than a single color guard. Planned entries include veteran service organizations and veterans groups, active-duty and reserve units, Nevada National Guard members, first responders, ROTC and JROTC, marching bands, drill teams, scouting clubs, dance schools, youth groups, car clubs, motorcycle clubs, businesses, and casinos and hotels. The Review-Journal grouped the field as veterans organizations, military units, first responders, bands, dance schools, car clubs and more…