MONROE — Veterans, citizens, emergency responders, and veteran-related organizations paraded along the streets of downtown Monroe to honor those who served.
The second annual Monroe Veterans Day parade took place Saturday, starting at 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s Park downtown. The parade traveled south on Monroe Street to the Jones Street end destination near the Monroe Department of Public Works.
The Jefferson High School Marching Band participates in Monroe's Veterans Day parade Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough and a police escort led the parade, which included emergency response teams from LaSalle, Monroe Township, Ida and Erie as well as the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Division.
The Jefferson High School marching band played music for the parade, and some participants tossed candy to children along the route.
Emergency and military vehicles were part of Monroe's Veterans Day parade Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
Other participants included the Floral City Model A Club, Daughters of the American Revolution, Vietnam Veterans, the Monroe County Library System, Young Marines, Miss Monroe County 2023 Reese Johnson and others.
A U.S flag hanging from a Monroe Township Fire Department ladder truck marked the end of Monroe's Veterans Day parade on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
As the parade turned onto its final leg on Jones Street, they were greeted by a Monroe Township Fire Department truck with a fully extended ladder and a single firefighter at the top, overseeing a large American flag draped at the end — creating a majestic end to the festivities.
An Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department is pictured in Monroe's Veterans Day parade on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
The Monroe County Library System's Bookmobile is pictured Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Monroe's Veterans Day parade.
The Erie Township Fire Department's Brush 1 truck is pictured Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Monroe's Veterans Day parade.
The LaSalle Township Volunteer Fire Department's Brush 5 utility vehicle is pictured Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Monroe's Veterans Day parade.
The Bedford Township Veterans Center's van is pictured Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Monroe's Veterans Day parade.
One of the Floral City Model A Club's cars is pictured Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Monroe's Veterans Day parade.
Monroe's Veterans Day parade heads down Monroe Street Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
Cars from the Floral City Model A Club are pictured Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Monroe's Veterans Day parade.
A military vehicle is pictured Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Monroe's Veterans Day parade.
Miss Monroe County 2023 Reese Hindley Johnson, Miss Monroe County Teen Sawyer Elizabeth Seitz, Tiny Miss Monroe County Princess 2023 Hayden Henry and Little Miss Monroe County Princess 2023 Hadley Young wave to people watching Monroe's Veterans Day parade Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
Vietnam Veterans Chapter 142 of Monroe was one of the participants in Monroe's Veterans Day parade Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
Young Marines of Monroe County are pictured Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Monroe's Veterans Day parade.
Boy Scouts of Troop 547 march in Monroe's Veterans Day parade Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office's Mounted Division is pictured Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Monroe's Veterans Day parade.
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