Scouting Salute to Veterans Parade 2009 - Barre, Vermont
In honor of the brave men and women who continue to preserve freedom enjoyed by Americans, the Green Mountain Council of the Boy Scouts is proud to hold its 10th annual Scouting Salute to Veterans parade, Saturday, November 7, 2009, rain or shine. This year’s “Scouting Salute to Veterans Parade” will be hosted by the City of Barre.
All Scout units, both Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are invited to come to Barre, in uniform, march in the parade and honor our Veterans.
The parade, which began eleven years ago to honor the Veterans, after September 11, 2001, started to also honor the men and women of our Emergency Services Departments around the State.
At the conclusion of the parade there will be a brief ceremony on the Barre City Park. There will be the passing of the torch to the scouts in the city which will be the site of the 2010 Veterans Parade.
WATCH FOR FRIENDS & YOURSELF MARCHING WITH YOUR UNIT !!!
For the first time ever, there will be available a DVD video of the 2009 Scouting Salute to Veterans parade. The public access station Channel 7 from Barre, VT will be video taping the parade from many locations throughout the parade route, including the reviewing stand.
You will be able to reserve copies of the DVD on the Veterans Day registration form. They cost $15.00 each. Be sure to preorder so that you can be sure that you get a copy.
Vermont Parade is Special
Vermont is the only state in the nation to have such a parade. Started in 1999 by Pete Whitaker, a Boy Scout leader and high school history teacher from Richmond, the parade has attracted thousands of scouts, veterans and spectators. Parade participants have included Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts and the Brownies from across the state, plus the Norwich University Corp of Cadets and various high school bands. Veterans marching in the parade include units and color guards for the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Vietnam Veterans of America, the Disabled American Veterans, the Purple Heart Society and other groups and non-affiliated veterans.
Past years’ events have been held across the state in Montpelier, Bennington, Burlington, St. Johnsbury, Windsor, Waterbury, Essex Jct., Northfield and the parade’s birthplace, Richmond.
Luncheon to be held at the Barre Auditorium
There will be a luncheon after the parade in the parking lot of the Barre Auditorium. The meal will consist of hotdogs, chips and soda. The Lunch will be free to youth and adults who participated in the parade. If your unit is going to attend the meal please let us know by writing on the registration form. So we can get a good count on how much food to buy.
After the ceremonies in the Barre City park the food will be handed out when you return to the Barre Auditorium to pick up your car.
Directions
The parade will form at the Barre Auditorium at 25 Auditorium Hill in Barre, Vermont. Here is the web address for the site. Www.maps.google.com and type in Barre VT Auditorium and then click on the Barre City Auditorium. This will give you directions from your starting point. Once you reach down town Barre there will be signs pointing the way. Scouting units will register outside at Auditorium in Barre. The Parade will start promptly at 11 a.m., proceed down Auditorum Hill, turn left on to Main Street, past the reviewing stand, and continue to the Barre City Park in the center of town. The parade route is approximately a ½ mile long. It will be led by a Scout “color mass.” Each Scout unit marching in the parade will be asked to have a scout, with the unit’s U.S. Flag, march as a group and then as the parade is ending to form an “honor corridor” for the veterans to march through.
Link: Google Map of Start Point