Tucson Veterans Day Parade set for downtown

“Remembering Peal Harbor: 75 Years Later” is the theme of the 97th annual Tucson Veterans Day Parade set for Nov. 11.

Maurice A. Storck is this year’s grand marshal at the event in which the American Legion Morgan McDermott Post 7 and the City of Tucson will recognize current military personnel and veterans, according to a news release.

Cpl. Storck survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. He served in the Army from 1936 to 1946.

Parade entrants will be judged and awarded trophies in the following categories: Senior Color Guard, Junior Color Guard, Senior Marching Unit, Junior Marching Unit, Float (truck and trailer), Decorated Automobiles, Musical Group, Veteran’s Organization, Military Unit and Motorcycle Group.

Parade participants will start assembling downtown at 8 a.m. and traffic restrictions will be in place throughout the day, states the release.

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The parade begins downtown at West Alameda Street and Granada Avenue and heads east on Alameda and turns onto North Stone Avenue. It then heads onto West Franklin Street and participants will continue on North Church Avenue and onto West Sixth Street.

From Sixth Street the parade will head south on Granada Avenue and return to the staging point on Alameda Street.

Downtown businesses, parking garages and parking lots will be open and accessible, organizers said. Access for residents, pedestrians and bicyclists will be maintained in and around the road closures.

Go to www.tucsonveteransdayparade.org for more information.