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Aiken holds its first-ever Veterans Day parade through downtown

The 5AM Aiken teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 6 sources

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If you were downtown for it, you saw a first. The put on the first Veterans Day Parade, and people filled the streets to watch. WRDW also has video of the parade.

1stVeterans Day parade Aiken has ever had

Organizers said they were surprised to find out Aiken had never had one before.

Source: WJBF

The timing wasn't intentional, organizers said, but Lowell, chair of the Aiken Veterans Council, pointed to the recent 250th celebration as extra reason to mark it.

“This will be, in my opinion, the largest parade in South Carolina and I think the largest in the CSRA.”

Jim Lorraine, grand marshal
  • Host: Aiken County Veterans Council
  • National Anthem: sung by Presley Jane
  • Grand marshal: Jim Lorraine

More Veterans Day events are on the calendar this week: a free concert in North Augusta, the American Legion Post 71 ceremony, the New Ellenton Veterans Day Program and a Veterans Day Ceremony at Hammond Hill Elementary.

Veterans Day events fill the week ahead

  1. Nov. 9Hammond Hill Elementary holds its Veterans Day ceremony, 10 a.m.
  2. Nov. 9Free Veterans Concert by Savannah River Winds, 7 p.m., North Augusta
  3. Nov. 10New Ellenton Veterans Day Program, 6 p.m., community center
  4. Nov. 11American Legion Post 71 ceremony, 11 a.m., Wade Hampton Veterans Memorial Park

Source: the event's listing

Sources: WJBF, WRDW, Aiken events calendar

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