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100-Year-Old D-Day Sailor and Super Bowl XX Champion Jim McMahon Named 2026 Phoenix Veterans Day Parade Grand Marshals

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NEWS RELEASE Honoring America’s Veterans Paula Pedene, Executive Director paula.pedene@honoringamericasveterans.org Phone or text: 480-772-2934   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 100-Year-Old D-Day Sailor and Super Bowl XX Champion Jim McMahon Named 2026 Phoenix Veterans Day Parade Grand Marshals Seven veterans representing service from World War II through Afghanistan will be honored as the parade marks 30 years […]

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Honoring America’s Veterans Annual High School Essay Competition Is Now Open through Sept. 25

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Entries are coming in for the 2026 Phoenix Veterans Day Parade Essay Competition for all high school students. Honoring Americas Veterans will select one winner from each grade in 9-12 to receive cash prizes, the opportunity to ride in the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade, obtain memorabilia from the event and the teachers of the winning

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Veterans Forum Reminds Community to Never Forget

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  By Tom Callinan, HAV Board Member The community gathered Thursday morning, May 7, for Honoring America’s Veterans’ annual Veterans Forum. This year’s theme, “Generations of Service,” marked two milestones: America’s 250th anniversary and the 30th anniversary of the Honoring America’s Veterans Phoenix Veterans Day Parade. The Forum honored the human side of war and

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HONORING AMERICA’S VETERANS TO HOST THE 29TH ANNUAL VETERANS DAY PARADE ON NOVEMBER 11th IN CENTRAL PHOENIX 

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For Immediate Release Media Contact Paula Pedene, 480-772-2934, paula@pedene.com Navideh Forghani, newsmedia@honoringamericasveterans.org, (352) 281-0517 HONORING AMERICA’S VETERANS TO HOST THE 29TH ANNUAL VETERANS DAY PARADE ON NOVEMBER 11th IN CENTRAL PHOENIX  Parade Grand Marshals are Veterans from World War II through the Present day, and Celebrity Grand Marshal is Randy Couture Phoenix, AZ —  From World War II

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Honoring America’s Veterans Spotlights Nine Heroes Across Generations of Service

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact:Paula Pedene Executive Director, Honoring America’s VeteransPhone: (480) 772-2934Navideh Forghani Email: newsmedia@honoringamericasveterans.orgPhone: (352) 281-0517 Website: https://HonoringAmericasVeterans.org  Honoring America’s Veterans Spotlights Seven Heroes Across Generations of Service WHAT: News Conference to announce the Grand Marshals of the Honoring America’s Veterans, Phoenix Veterans Day Parade WHEN: 9 a.m., Thursday, October 16, 2023 WHERE: Arizona

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Drum roll: $1,000 stipends available to marching bands participating in 2025 Phoenix Veterans Day Parade

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By Lori Baker Honoring America’s Veterans is offering $1,000 stipends to the first 10 marching bands to register to perform in the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade,  The subsequent five bands to sign up will receive a $500 stipend each. The stipends are an incentive to encourage more marching bands to showcase their talents in the

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Honoring America’s Veterans (HAV) and KTAR calls for nominations for the annual “Honor Our Heroes” Grand Marshal Competition.

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2023 Parade Grand Marshals Salute! L to R, first row, U.S. Navy Veteran Jerry Hecht, Celebrity Grand Marshal Kim Alexis, U.S. Marine Corp Veteran Herbert Pierpan, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran and Navajo Code Talker Thomas Begay. L to R, second row, U.S. Air Force Veteran Jeffrey DeVore, U.S. Army Veteran Amanda Tallman, U.S. Army Veteran

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Seven veterans to serve as Grand Marshals in the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade

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Amongst the 511,000 veterans in Maricopa County, there are seven who will have the honor of serving as Veterans Grand Marshals in the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade set for Friday, November 11th, on the streets of Phoenix. The selectees were chosen from a pool of candidates submitted by community members. The winners are: World War

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MEET OUR MARSHALS: Business Community Grand Marshal Craig Opel

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Lieutenant Colonel Craig Opel (USMC ret.), served 24 years in the United States Marine Corps, from 1976 to 2000. He entered the Naval Academy in 1972 as a midshipman and was commissioned a 2/LT USMC in June 1976. During his career he served in all three Marine Expeditionary Forces, Headquarters Marine Corps, Marine Barracks 8th &

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