Posted on May 30, 2016
132nd Portsmouth Memorial Day Parade held in Portsmouth
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Portsmouth, Va. - One of the oldest and most well-known Memorial Day celebrations in the country is the Portsmouth Memorial Day Parade.
It's been the city's tradition since 1884 and is the oldest annually held Memorial Day parade in the country. 2016 marked the parade's 132nd year.
A mile of floats, marching bands and armed forces units are all a part of the parade, there to salute the service and sacrifice of the men and women who lost their lives while serving in the military.
Rear Adm. Meredith Austin, the commander of the 5th Coast Guard District, was honored as the parade's grand marshal.
It's been the city's tradition since 1884 and is the oldest annually held Memorial Day parade in the country. 2016 marked the parade's 132nd year.
A mile of floats, marching bands and armed forces units are all a part of the parade, there to salute the service and sacrifice of the men and women who lost their lives while serving in the military.
Rear Adm. Meredith Austin, the commander of the 5th Coast Guard District, was honored as the parade's grand marshal.
132nd Portsmouth Memorial Day Parade held in Portsmouth
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel NP, RP gotcha and its like your right there, like I am in Kansas.
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Thanks for letting us know SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL that Portsmouth, Va. held their 132nd Memorial Day Parade which started in 1884 very soon after memorial day was instituted and a approximately a generation after the end of the Civil War.
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