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News Flash! C-130 Flyover Set For 23rd Memorial Day Parade In Dacula
What are you doing on Memorial Day?
Marvin Atherton, Founder of Memorial Day in Dacula is excited to announce that again this year there will be an aerial flyover to begin the 23rd Annual Memorial Day parade! The C-130 flyover will be conducted by the 94th Airlift Wing and the 700th Airlift Squadron out of Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, GA.
The flyover will commence at about 10:20 am as the Mountain View High School Black & Gold Brigade Marching band plays our National Anthem at Fire Station 16 on Dacula Road just prior to the start of the parade. This is the second year in a row for Dacula to have a flyover so you will not want to miss it!
The 23rd Annual Dacula Memorial Day parade is Monday, May 30, 2016. The parade is rain or shine. The parade will step off at 10:00 a.m. from Hebron Baptist Church, proceed down Dacula Road towards Dacula Park, turning right on Second Ave. and ending at Dacula High School.
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The theme of this year’s parade is “Faces of Honor”. The Grand Marshal for this year’s parade is George E. O'Kelley, Jr. of Carnesville, GA.
The parade features the Fallen Heroes of Georgia, Veterans, VFW, restored and present day military trucks and humvees, Scouts, Churches, Community groups and organizations, antique and classic cars and trucks, tractors, horses, the official Wells Fargo stagecoach, the official Oscar Meyer Weinermobile, local businesses and much, much more!
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The Dacula Memorial Day parade has been a proud tradition in Dacula since 1994. The parade remains the only Memorial Day parade in Metro Atlanta, largest in the state of Georgia and one of the largest in our nation! The parade typically attracts 10,000 to 12,000 spectators that line the streets of Dacula to honor our Fallen Heroes.
So, on this Memorial Day, grab the lawn chairs, load up the family and come be a part of an ongoing tradition in Dacula for the 23rd Annual Dacula Memorial Day parade and C-130 flyover honoring and remembering those men and women that served and gave the ultimate sacrifice while protecting the freedoms we enjoy today.
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