Annual Lough Legacy Veterans Day Parade

November 11th, 2017 marks the 31st anniversary of the Annual Veterans Parade at Fort Vancouver!!! Veteran’s Day Ceremony at 10:00 am in the Providence Academy Ballroom…The parade will start at 11:00 am at Fort Vancouver National Site

Lough Legacy Veterans Parade Celebration

The Fort Vancouver National Trust will host the Annual Veterans Parade at Fort Vancouver presented by the Lough Legacy on Saturday, November 7. The parade begins at 11:00AM, rain or shine. This year marks the 29th anniversary of the community celebration honoring Veterans of all service branches.

The ceremony preceding the parade, beginning at 10:00 AM on the Marshall House lawn, will feature keynote speaker Colonel Paul Fitzgerald, Commander of the 142d Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, Portland, Oregon. Col. Fitzgerald leads over 1,000 personnel in the execution of the F-15 Eagle Aerospace Control Alert mission defending the Pacific Northwest, worldwide deployments supporting national objectives, and domestic operations activities as directed by the Governor. He is a command pilot with over 2,600 flight hours in F-15 A-D fighter aircraft, and is a member of the National Guard Association of the United States and the Allied Pilots Association of American Airlines.

Veteran’s Day Parade at Fort Vancouver

On Saturday November 8th, join in and honor local veterans with this annual Department of Veteran Affairs sanctioned parade, at the Fort Vancouver National Site (612 E Reserve Street). Opening ceremony begins at 10:00 am and the parade will kick off at 11:00 am. This event is open to all.

The Veterans Parade at Fort Vancouver was started 28 years ago by a group of volunteers led by Mike Harding to recognize a need in our community, a way to honor Clark County veterans. More than 100 military, veteran and civic organizations and 2,500 individuals participate in the parade.

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