Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge to march in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Sunday, March 13, 2011 on the mall in Washington, DC. Get your marching shoes shined and meet us at 11:30am outside the old Smithsonian Castle, on the Mall side. Look for the VBOB flag, World War II uniforms and vehicles.
Please wear your overseas cap and medals or ribbons.
Vehicles will be available for the walking wounded furnished by the Military Vehicle Collectors Society; however as many as you can march are asked to show the younger generations how it is done. Our national organization and all chapters have been invited once again to march in our nation’s St. Patrick’s Day parade down Constitution Avenue from 7th to 17th Streets NW.
We especially would like to have marchers to show the crowd that you Bulge Veterans still have of a lot of kick. The march is about 1 mile, nothing like those 5 mile marches or 20 mile marches that you had to pass. It is a particular pleasure to march in the parade because we salute those who served as you once did. Each year that we have marched we have had continuous applause from the crowd along the whole parade route something no other unit has sustained. We have won six trophies and last year we won the People’s Choice Trophy. So get those marching shoes shined and caps out and if you can still get into uniform please wear it is as it is really a crowd pleaser. We salute those who serve fire, police, active military, National Guard, postal as you once did. Mark your calendars for the 13th of March. See you there.
Call John Bowen 301-384-6533 for further information.
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