Over the span of thirty-plus years, the Town of Miami Lakes and the former Miami Lakes Civic Association have saluted veterans with the longest running parade in all of Miami-Dade County. This year, the Miami Lakes Veterans Committee will host the 37th annual Veterans Day Parade on Sunday, November 6.
Gunny Jack Parsons has been selected as the Grand Marshal for the parade. Parsons enlisted in the Marine Corps April 1965 in Camden, New Jersey, served in the Vietnam War, and was exposed to Agent Orange.
He has served the community as key note speaker at graduation speeches at dozens of local high schools. Before retiring, he was a successful businessman and raised seven sons. He is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Post 1966, and Golf Company 2-7 Vietnam Veterans Association.
The parade route will begin at Bull Run Road and Ludlam Road (N.W. 67 Avenue), and continue south on Ludlam Road to Eagle Nest Lane, ending at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street. The parade can be viewed from multiple locations along Ludlam Road from Bull Run Road to Eagle Nest Lane.
Parade watchers are encouraged to show their support by wearing red, white and blue, as well as waving flags as the parade participants go by.
Hosted by the Town’s Veterans Affairs Committee and sponsored by The Graham Companies, Miami Lakes AutoMall and Vista Funeral Home, the patriotic parade will feature more than 3,000 participants including active-duty and retired military, veterans’ groups, local high school and middle school marching bands, JROTC units and more.
For more information, visit www.miamilakes-fl.gov/parade, or contact Clarisell De Cardenas at decardenasc@miamilakes-fl.gov, or at 305-364-6100.