Celebrate Veterans Day on Miami Beach with a Parade and Community Festival
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OFFICE OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, Tel: 305.673.7575 PRESS RELEASE
Tonya Daniels, E-mail: tonyadaniels@miamibeachfl.gov
Melissa Berthier, E-mail: melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 7, 2017
Celebrate Veterans Day on Miami Beach with a Parade &
Community Festival
-- Parade Kicks Off on Iconic Ocean Drive this Saturday, November 11 at 11:11 a.m.--
Miami Beach, FL – Join the City of Miami Beach for their annual Veterans Day parade
on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 11:11 a.m. presented by Miami Beach Medical
Group. Honoring our military men and women, the largest parade in South Florida takes
route on iconic Ocean Drive from Fifth to 14 streets. This year, the red, white and blue
brigade will move into Lummus Park for the closing festivities that include a family picnic,
military fly-overs and the high-flying all veterans parachute team that will top off the lively
day with an exhilarating landing.
During WWII, the beaches and hotels in the City of Miami Beach served as a home base
for military troops. For over fifty years, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American
Legion organized this parade as a salute to the troops for all that they’ve sacrificed to
defend our nation’s freedom. For the past nine years, the City of Miami Beach has
continued this tradition.
Parade participation has grown ever since – multiplying from approximately 50
individuals to over 2,000 including students, organizations, businesses, military groups
and public officials. Continuing the patriotic tradition, there will be exciting floats, veteran
and military groups, school marching bands, cars and pageant queens as the whole
community comes out to pay homage to our brave troops.
The program includes the Miami Beach Police and Fire Department Honor Guards’
presentation of the colors; a recital of the Pledge of Allegiance, the National Anthem and
a moment of silence in honor of our First World War Armistice Day tradition. There will
be addresses by top-level military officials from Southern Command and the U.S. Coast
Guard Auxiliary. Other activities include MBPD Honor Guard’s 21-gun salute and
performance by a Taps bugler.
"Miami Beach Medical Group is proud to be the official sponsor for a fourth straight year
to such an important event for our community,” shared Chief Operating Officer Jose
Sanchez, Miami Beach Medical Group. “As leading healthcare providers in Miami-Dade
We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work and play in our vibrant, tropical, historic community.
County and as one of the largest independent medical groups in Miami Beach, we give
our thanks to the service provided by each of our veterans and the sacrifices that not
only they have made, but those made by their families as well. We are excited to
continue our partnership with Miami Beach and the veteran community for many years to
come."
T-Mobile will be sponsoring the elite parachute team. Additional partners include Coca-
Cola: Exclusive Beverage of the City of Miami Beach, Atlantic Broadband, Swoop, Miami
Beach Suncare, Clevelander South Beach, Sysco and Y-100.
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