The annual East Longmeadow Fourth of July Parade will kick off at 10 a.m. at Birchland Park Middle School winding its way through East Longmeadow ending at East Longmeadow High School. The parade, which fosters community pride and patriotism in our country, draws many participants and spectators as an annual tribute to our country's independence. The following units are in the parade: 2007 East Longmeadow 4th. of July Parade Advance Units 9:40 a.m. Exchange Club of Greater Springfield 9th. Mass Light Artillery reenactment Unit of Western Mass. 9:50 a.m. East Longmeadow Fire Dept. followed by all out of town fire companies 10 a.m. Start of Parade, marshals-Brian Falk/Mike Gordon/Moss Granfield Military Unit Music Windsor Fife & Drum Western Mass Viet Nam Vets Chapter 111 Honor Guard Korean War Vets of Western Mass Ch. 2000 Korean War Vets of Conn. Ch. 1 Sgt. Mark Ecker (car to follow) VFW POST 3236 Honor Guard for Sgt. Ecker- Police Pace Car & E. Long. Police Chief Florida Highway Patrol Mustang 4C's Auto Body Patriotic Corvette Music Yankee Doodle Band (from Renselear, NY) Grand Marshal "Bob Hildreth " (car) Float So. Hadley St. Patrick's Committee Float VFW POST 70 with Ladies Aux. VFW POST 277 with Color Guard American Legion Post 293 (marching/tractor trailer truck) American Legion Womens Post 463 WWII Veteran & Stephen Houle (Antique Corvette) WW II Jeep (Harvey Boudreau) WW II Jeep (Bill Howard) WWII Re-Enactment Unit marchers USS ESSEX aircraft carrier (truck with model) Polish Artiliiary Cavalry Squadraon US Coast Guard Recruiting (van) Music Italian American Band (Springfield, Mass.) |