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Register for Marietta Veterans Day Parade by Oct. 15

Marietta Veterans Day Parade participants may register by Oct. 15 for the Nov. 11 event. (Courtesy of Marietta)
Marietta Veterans Day Parade participants may register by Oct. 15 for the Nov. 11 event. (Courtesy of Marietta)
By Carolyn Cunningham – For the AJC
Sept 22, 2021

Registration is open for the community to participate in Marietta’s 17th Annual Veterans Day Parade at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 on the Marietta Square.

Sponsors will be the city of Marietta and the Kiwanis Club of Marietta.

As in previous years, the 1.5-mile parade will line up at 9:15 a.m. and begin at 10:45 a.m. at Roswell Street Baptist Church, 774 Roswell St., Marietta, continue toward the Marietta Square and back down Lawrence Street.

The parade is designed to honor all veterans and commemorate those who have paid the ultimate price in serving the United States of America.

Parade participants are encouraged to return to the Marietta Square to hear the Grand Marshal, Col. Patrick E. Campbell, U.S. Air Force (retired) and participate in the Veterans Day Ceremony.

Register by 5 p.m. Oct. 15: CityOfMarietta.formstack.com/forms/veterans_day_parade

Volunteers: MariettaKiwanis.org/VeteransDay

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