Honor Our Heroes

1. Eligibility:
   
   1. Contest time frame: Beginning Friday, July 10, 2026, and ending Monday, August 10, 2026, Visit https://honoringamericasveterans.org/honor-our-heroes/ to submit a nominee.
   2. Honor Our Heroes Nominee must be a legal resident of Arizona (proof of residency required).
   3. Active-duty members are not eligible.
   4. You must be 18 or older at the time of entry.
   5. Members of the HAV board, the Parade Committee, or their family members are not eligible to enter.
2. How to Enter and Win:
   
   1. Visit https://honoringamericasveterans.org/honor-our-heroes/ to enter and win.
   2. Enter all required fields, including but not limited to: your first and last name, your e-mail address, your phone number, nominee’s first and last name; indicate by checking a box adjacent to the choices what era the nominee served in (war, conflict, etc.), the rank of the nominee, 200-350 words describing why you feel the nominee should become one of the Phoenix Veteran’s Day Honoring Our Heroes Awardees. Once all required fields are filled in, click the submit button. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.
      • Information in the entry must not infringe any third party’s intellectual property rights. It must not include bigotry, racism, hatred, or harm against any group or individual, nor discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age. All entries must be non-defamatory.
      • The nominee must have an honorable discharge and no pending criminal charges.
   3. HAV/KTAR reserves the right to delay contest announcements due to breaking news or other unanticipated events.
   4. A panel of judges will select seven (7) winners based on the nomination submission’s persuasive nature. Seven (7) winners will be chosen (one representing each of the seven wars/conflicts listed at www.honoringamericasveterans.org). The nonprofit Honoring America’s Veterans and the Phoenix Veteran’s Day Parade Committee reserve the right to select more than or less than seven Grand Marshals as they deem necessary.
3. Prize(s): The following prize package(s) will be awarded:
   
   1. Seven Awardees will each receive the following:
      
      1. Participation in the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade as a Veteran Grand Marshal at the Parade set for 11 a.m., Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
      2. Honor and recognition through various venues, including media, website blogs, other stories, social media, etc.
      3. Additional events and mementos may be added.
      4. Your participation in this promotion acknowledges your acceptance of these offerings.
      5. You agree to ensure your nominee can fully participate in the parade and supporting activities in Phoenix.
4. How to Claim Prize(s):
   
   1. Winners will be notified once all entries have been reviewed and winners have been determined no later than August 31, 2025.
   2. Winners will have seven (7) days from the notification date to accept their honoree nomination.
   3. Failure to accept within this time frame for any reason will result in forfeiture of the selection.
   4. Nominee must provide a redacted DD214 upon notice of selection. Applicants without a valid DD 214 will be declined.
   5. Before any prize(s) will be awarded, you must provide the following:
      
      1. DD 214 certifying your military service.
   6. HAV reserves the right to deny awarding the Prize if you fail to provide satisfactory identification, as determined by HAV discretion.
   7. All federal, state, and local taxes (including sales taxes) are your sole responsibility.
   8. Any additional costs relating to the prizes incurred due to accepting the awards are your sole responsibility as the winner (hotels, transportation to events, gratuities, parking, meals, etc.).
   9. You agree to release and indemnify Honoring America’s Veterans and KTAR, their sponsors, their officers, directors, agents, employees, or any other entity affiliated with the Contest (the “Released Parties”) from all claims, demands, and causes of action of any nature or kind whatsoever, whether presently known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, that arise out of participation in the Contest and acceptance of the Prize.
   10. You agree to execute a publicity release before any prize is awarded.
   11. Failure to execute any of these documents or comply with any terms will result in forfeiture of the Prize.
   12. Signing for the Prize (s) indicates you have received the Prize (s), abide by these rules, and the publicity disclaimer. The Prize is forfeited upon refusal to sign or provide the required information. Your participation in this promotion acknowledges your acceptance of these OFFICIAL RULES.
   13. HAV is not responsible for any cancellation or rescheduling of the Contest or activities for any reason and has no obligation to reimburse, refund, or otherwise substitute this award for another should the event not be rescheduled, or vouchers not issued.
5. Restrictions:
   
   1. Void where prohibited by law.
   2. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.
6. Conditions:
   
   1. HAV our sponsors and agents are not responsible for any:
      
      1. Internet, e-mail, technical, hardware, software, or transmission failures.
      2. For lost, mutilated, illegible, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled, or delayed entries.
   2. HAV reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify, or suspend a promotion or Contest if it cannot complete as planned for any reason. This includes but is not limited to, infection by computer viruses, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, or technical failures of any kind.
   3. Participation in this promotion acknowledges your acceptance of these OFFICIAL RULES.
   4. In its sole discretion, HAV may award prizes to entries received by alternate means.
   5. You will be disqualified if you use fraudulent means to participate and win the Contest.
   6. The decision of the HAV management is final.
   7. HAV nor their board or sponsors is not liable for any injury or loss incurred in pursuit or use of Prize (s).
   8. Publicity Release: Unless prohibited by law, your participation constitutes permission for Honoring America’s Veterans and other contest sponsors, without any further obligation to you, to use your name, voice, biographical data, and likeness for promotional purposes.
   9. Your contest entry becomes the property of Honoring America’s Veterans, who may use any of your access for any purpose whatsoever, without further compensation to you.
7. Disqualification and Penalties:
   
   1. HAV, in its sole discretion, further reserves the right to disqualify you for:
      
      1. Violating any of these rules.
      2. Tampering with the entry process or the operation of the nomination form.
      3. Gaining an unfair advantage in participating in the Contest.
      4. Obtaining winner status using fraudulent means.
      5. Engaging in otherwise unsportsmanlike, disruptive, annoying, harassing, or threatening behavior.
   2. Furthermore, any resale, auction, or attempt to resell or auction HAV complimentary prizes, if any, will disqualify all future contests.
   3. ANY ATTEMPT BY YOU OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY CIRCUMVENT, DISRUPT OR DAMAGE ORDINARY AND NORMAL OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST, SYSTEMS, OR NOMINATION FORM, OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, HAV RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PARTICIPANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
8. Acknowledgment: Participation in this promotion acknowledges your acceptance of these OFFICIAL RULES.
   
   1. Copies of these rules are available:
      
      1. https://honoringamericasveterans.org/honor-our-heroes/

Your participation in this promotion acknowledges your acceptance of these OFFICIAL RULES.