2017 Distinguished Friends and Dignitaries

We appreciate all the great folks that took the time to honor our veterans by accepting our invitation to be on the reviewing stand and joining us for the opening ceremonies,

 

2017 Participants

(Listed in order of appearance)

Roland Paquette, Tarrant County Veterans Council VP – Master of Ceremony

Fort Worth Department of Public Safety

Fort Worth ISD Corps Honor Guard, NCOIC: CSM JOE GRIMES          

National flag                 Cadet SGM Thomas Hernandez, Trimble Tech

Texas flag                     Cadet MSG Isaiah Calzada, Trimble Tech

Army Flag                     Cadet PVT Aldo Ahumada, Trimble Tech

USMC Flag                   Cadet LT Casey Johnson, Arlington Heights

Navy Flag                     Cadet LT Orionna Patterson, Arlington Heights

Air Force Flag               Cadet TSGT Christian Romero, Western Hills

Coast Guard Flag          Cadet 2LT Christopher Torres, South Hills

Left Rifle                       Cadet MSG Alex Boodhna, South Hills

Right Rifle                     Cadet Maj Gerardo Garza, Western Hills

1952 Willys M38 (Military) Jeep, owned and operated by J.D. Pickett

Grand Marshal: Kevin Farmer, 37th Postmaster of Fort Worth

Col Russell Bracy, US Army, Retired, Tarrant County Veterans Council Chaplain

NATIONAL ANTHEM: Lauren Hoying Hedrick

Southlake Police Department Honor Guard

Sgt Bill Fischer on the trumpet, Marine Corps League 731

FLY OVER: 301st Fighter Wing

Trimble Tech High School Band (Parade Honor Band)

Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base Personnel

Naval Air Station Fort Worth JRB Fire Department Crash Truck

Air Force Retired Yellow Fire Truck

American Legion Riders Fallen Rider Memorial

American Legion Riders, Texas 12th District (combined chapters and friends)

BMCR (Brotherhood of Marine Corps Riders Club)

DFW Brotherhood of the Third Wheel

Southern Cut Knuckleheads

Toys for Tots / Vietnam Veteran Corvettes

Cowtown Corvette Club

F.W. Chapter Military Order of the World Wars

Eastern Hills High School Band

Eastern Hills High School Band

In observance of Veteran’s Day, 2017, the Fort Worth Independent School District, along with cadets from Keller, Joshua, Crowley, Saginaw and Burleson Independent School Districts Corps of Cadets, numbering over 2000 High School cadets from 20 schools is now approaching the reviewing stand. 

Fort Worth ISD JROTC Patriot Guard

Polytechnic High School “Parrot” Battalion

Arlington Heights High School “Yellow Jackets” Battalion

Trimble Tech High School “Bulldog” Battalion

Western Hills High School “Blue Eagles” Battalion

Paschal High School “Panther“Battalion

Eastern Hills High School “Highlander” Battalion

North Side High School “Steer” Battalion

Southwest High School “Raider” Battalion

South Hills High School “Scorpion” Battalion

Dunbar High School “Wildcat” Battalion

O.D. Wyatt High School “Chaparral” Battalion

Carter-Riverside High School “Eagle” Battalion

Benbrook High School “Bobcats” Battalion

Young Men’s Leadership Academy, YMLA Battalion                                                                                                                                                        

Diamond Hill High School “Eagle” Battalion

Burleson Independent School District Burleson HS “Elks” & Spartans                                                                                                     

Keller Independent School District “Thunderbolts”

Crowley Independent School District North Crowley HS “Panther” 

Crowley ISD Junior Cadet Corps Summer Creek Middle School

Joshua Independent School District Joshua HS “Owls”

Saginaw Independent School District Saginaw HS JROTC Cadets

The FWISD Junior Cadet Corps, comprising cadets from 21 middle schools is also part of the parade formation.  This cadet organization numbers over 2700 cadets and is an integral part of the JROTC program in FWISD.

Jacquet MS WILDCAT Battalion

J.P. Elder MS YEARLING Battalion

McLean MS CARDINAL Battalion

Leonard MS LONGHORN Battalion

Stripling MS HORNET Battalion

Riverside MS EAGLE Battalion

Meadowbrook MS BUFFALO Battalion

Rosemont MS BRONCO Battalion

Wedgwood MS WARRIOR Battalion

Benbrook MS BOBCAT Battalion

Daggett MS BULLDOG Battalion

Morningside MS VIKINGS Battalion

Benbrook High School Band

Monnig MS MUSTANG Battalion

McClung MS TROJAN Battalion

Forest Oak MS LION Battalion

Meacham MS Eagle Battalion

YMLA Wildcat Battalion

Handley MS HOUND Battalion

Kirkpatrick MS Wildcat Battalion

William James MS BEAR Battalion

US Naval Sea Cadet Corps Lone Star Squadron, Fort Worth Texas

Diamond Hill High School Band

Diamond Hill High School Band

Paws Across Texas

American Legion Post 297

American Legion Post 516, Auxiliary and SAL

American Legion Post 626 and Auxiliary

American Legion Post 655, Auxiliary and SAL

American Legion Post 838, Auxiliary and SAL

Tarrant County Detachment, Marine Corps League

VFW post 8235

DAV Bluebonnet Chapter 20 and Auxiliary

Fleet Reserve Association and Auxiliary Unit

MHMR

Broken Wheel Ranch Project

VETCO

Amphibian Stage Productions

Alpha Gamma Xi Sorority

Dunbar High School Band

National Sojourners and Hero’s of 76, William J Worth #463

Texas Old Guard Fife &Drum Corps

Tarrant County College

Uplift Infinity Preparatory Star Color Guard

Solar Car Race Team

Tarrant County Sheriff's Posse

PGR?

U.S. Submarine Veterans Cowtown Base

Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), Fort Worth and Arlington Chapters

Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)

K of C General Worth Assy 1089

Sons of the Confederate Veterans

22kill

Fort Worth Elks Lodge #124

Paschal High School Band

DFW Custom Trim Carpentry

Roll Call

Vintage Flying Museum, 1956 Chevy

Jdog Junk Removal & Hauling Fort Worth

Fort Worth Transportation Authority (Bus and marchers)

Cowtown T's

Two Men and a Truck

Fort Worth Aviation Museum

OV-10 Bronco Association

Military Vehicle Collectors Club

Military Vehicle Preservation Association

Chisholm Trail Jeep Club

Trendsetters Off-road Jeep Club

VFW Post 8429