WEEKEND: Big hearts in smallest Loyalty Day Parade today
Published 12:01 am Friday, April 26, 2013
BRINNON — The 26th annual Loyalty Day Parade will wend through Brinnon today beginning at 1 p.m.
“The Brinnon community is proud to host the Loyalty Day Parade, which is the smallest in the county but very well-attended,” said John Dowd, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10706, which hosts the parade along with the post’s ladies auxiliary.
About 30 entries — including schoolchildren, veterans, community groups, politicians, forest rangers and firefighters — are expected in the parade, Dowd said.
They will gather at the Brinnon Booster Club, 151 Corey Lane, by 12:30 p.m.
The parade will begin a half-hour later and conclude at Johnston Realty at 40 Brinnon Lane.
The short post-parade ceremony will include music from Kendra and James, as well as patriotic songs and messages.
A luncheon will be served by members of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary at the Brinnon Booster Club.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars created the national Loyalty Day in 1921 to show patriotism and love of country.
In 1958, Congress made Loyalty Day a permanent fixture.
It is observed nationwide May 1, with the Brinnon parade being the last Friday in April.
