3 rd Annual Philadelphia Veterans Parade

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1 3 rd Annual Philadelphia Veterans Parade Staging Locations/Times, Instructions, Information and Order of March There will be volunteer stations set up at 18 th & JFK Blvd and 17 th & JFK Blvd, where water bottles & Program Guides will be available. There will also be some volunteers walking around the staging area to hand them out. For your convenience there will also be 6 Port a Potties in the staging area. 3 will be located between 16 th & 17 th on JFK and another 3 between 17 th -18 th on JFK. Find your group/organization below to determine location and time you are required to report. Everyone, other than the Motorcycles, are assigned to an Alpha (1-3), Bravo (1-3) or Charlie Company (1-3). Should you have any questions prior to Friday, you may call Anthony Murphy at (215) , or if any questions should arise on the day of the parade, there will be numerous NCO s located on each block that will be able to help you. IMPORTANT: ALL VEHICLES / MOTORCYCLES/participants will need to enter on to JFK Blvd via 30 th St. Station and proceed to 20 th & JFK for HOMELAND SECURITY SCANNING. JFK will be one way, and the vehicles will not be permitted to come on to JFK other than from 30 th St Station. (map is listed below) ONCE YOU PASS THROUGH HOMELAND SECURITY SCANNING at 20th & JFK, proceed to your designated staging location. For any participants that are walking (no vehicle), report to 20 th & JFK, and once through security proceed to your designated staging location. MOTORCYCLISTS After passing through Homeland Security, proceed to 16 th & JFK Blvd for bike counts between 8-10am. (Motorcycles will kick off the parade if you have any questions contact Domenick at dsciole@pennock.com ) Alpha I staging area is between 16 th & 17 th on JFK Blvd. -Vehicles to arrive from 9 9:30am, marchers from 10-11am. Police Color Guard & Sheriff s Color Guard (need to be confirmed) o Van follows the Color Guard (security) Dignitaries Veterans Commissioners Mid-Atlantic Army Recruiting Battalion United States Coast Guard Police and Fire Fife & Drums VFW Phila. District, Dept. of PA o VFW Post 2, Bridesburg-Lawton o VFW Post 20

2 COMCAST o VFW Post 5205 o VFW Post 7155 o VFW Post 7650 G. Ginder s vehicle to arrive at 11am the latest. o VFW Post 8051 Bravo I staging area is between 16 th & 17 th on JFK Blvd. -Vehicles to arrive from 9:40 10:10am, marchers from 10-11am. American Legion Banner Centered o 2 Flags, one left, one right. Phila. County Color Guard Truck 1 carrying the Dignitaries Possibly one other Color Guard Truck 2 (for those who can t march) American Legion Latin American Post 840 o Am. Legion Dept. of PA o Am. Legion Ben Franklin Post o Am. Legion Post 372 o Also Individual Vets Post 224 & Chas Clark o Camden County Am. Legion Father Judge HS Vietnam Veterans KPMG Veterans Network PECO Charlie I staging area is between 16 th & 17 th on JFK Blvd. -Vehicles to arrive from 10-10:30am, marchers from 10-11am. VVA Chapter 67 Delco VVA Chapter 349 VVA Chapter 542 VVA Chapter 590 VVA 889 {1 Jeep} VVA Chapter 1068 Wells Fargo 82 nd Airborn Division December 7 th, 1941 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Assoc. Dutch Helwig Detachment of the Marine Corps League Cpl. William McCallister Korean War Vets Assoc. Chap Muslim American Vets. Assoc. Phila. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Phila. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Society

3 Fleet Reserve Association Branch 001 Phila. Police Dept. Vietnamese Community of Greater Phila Alpha II staging area is between 17 th & 18 th on JFK Blvd. -Vehicles to arrive from 10:30-11am, marchers from 10-11am. Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz VAMC Dept. of Veterans Affairs USO of PA & Southern NJ Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation Alpha Bravo Canine Lift for a Vet Elevator Constructors Local 5 North Central Philadelphia, Susquehana Ms. Harcum Share the Love Foundation Shamrock Reins OutServe-SLDN Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at the Univ. of PA Team RWB Travis Manion Foundation Veterans Multi-Service Center 3 rd Regiment Infantry USCT Civil War Reenactors Thomas Edison High s JROTC Omega Psi Phi QueVets Bravo II staging area is between 17 th & 18 th on JFK Blvd. -Vehicles to arrive from 10:45-11:15am, marchers from 10-11am. Women Veterans Command Center United Buffalo Warriors Assoc. of Phila. Utility Emergency Service Fund SSVF Wounded Warriors Project Women Veterans ROCK! JDOG Individual Vets RSM US LLP Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge ACES Museum Operation Our Time to Serve Emergency Aid Foundation Thank-A-Vet M.L.K.O.A Center Vets Assoc.

4 Charlie II staging area is between 17 th & 18 th on JFK Blvd. -Vehicles to arrive from 10:45-11:15am, marchers from 10-11am. First Judicial District of PA Battleship NJ & Memorial Greater Philadelphia Veterans Network Drexel University Veterans Healing through Helping Veterans Upward Bound Veterans for Peace The Veterans Group Kappa Epsilon Psi Military Sorority Jewish War Veterans Post 98 Spartans NYB Alpha III staging area between 18 th & 19 th on JFK Blvd. Independence Blue Cross IVets Hands from the Heart Home Healthcare Valley Forge Military Academy & College Drexel ROTC Frankford High Army JROTC Girl Scouts of Eastern PA Girl Scout Troop 9552 Saint Martha s Varsity Cheer Squad MLK High JROTC Norristown Area High JROTC Swenson Air Force JROTC Bravo III staging area between 18 th & 19 th on JFK Blvd. Overbrook High JROTC Phila. Military Academy Roxborough High JROTC South Phila. High Army JROTC Civil Air Patrol Squadron 1006 Region 4-3 Naval Sea Cadet Corps Logan Community Enterprise RCO Radnor Pack 284

5 Universal Motor Sports Assoc. Charlie III staging area between 18 th & 19 th on JFK Blvd. Air Force JROTC Unit PA 772 Phila. Kentucky Colonels Phila. Vet Center Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum Alpha Company Veteran Group GPA Military Vehicle Historical Society WMMR Lucky Shamrocks