Du Quoin Chamber of Commerce releases lineup for Wednesday Veterans Day parade
The Du Quoin Chamber of Commerce late Monday released the lineup for Wednesday morning's 10 a.m. Veterans Day parade through downtown Du Quoin. Here is the lineup:
1) Color Guard
2) Police
3) Fire Truck
4) Grand Marshal: Tom Threewitt WWII Navy Veteran driven by Doc Holladay Korean War Vetran.
5) Flag: Veteran's of Foreign Wars
6) Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxilary Walkers
7) Son's of American Legion Veterans Walkers
8) Big "S" Transportation: Joe Seifert Korean War Veteran
9) Elks Large Flag
10) Carl Campanella: WWII Veteran driving Don Barrett, John Alongi, Dawson Duncan
11) Du Quoin High School Band
12) Du Quoin City Officials
13) Beaucoup Creek Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution 125th anniversary Richard Haines driving 1930 Model A Ford
14) Mardi Gras Queen Samantha Steely
15) Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois: Troupes 8144, 8843, 8842, 8141
16) Du Quoin Boy Scout Troup #128
17) Du Quoin Cub Scout Pack #128
18) Up-Beat Studio
19) Du Quoin Elementary School
20) Elkville First Baptist Church Royal Ambassadors and Girls in Action
21) Du Quoin State Bank: The Directors, Officers and Employees of Du Quoin State Bank would like to take this opportunity to thank the veterans for their service to our country. Du Quoin State Bank, serving the community for 100 years. Our goal is to continue to be your "Home Town Bank".
22) John Frederick: Vietnam Veteran & life member of the Vietnam Veterans Motorcycle Club
23) Du Quoin Historic Preservation: Richard Anheuser driving 1939 Ford Truck
24) Joe Davis driving 1975 Olds 98 Regency
25) Tom Wenzil driving 1936 Diamond T Fire Pumper
26) Ron Rudloff : Vietnam Veteran, served in Antarctica 1965-1969 in US Navy Sea Bees. Driving-1953 Chevrolet Pick Up.
27) Harold D. Pigg driving 1948 Chevy pick-up truck
28) David House driving 1955 Chevy
29) Dan Fulk driving 1955 Lincoln that belonged to his grandfather John Henry Fulk who served as a Military Policeman in WWI .
30) Aaron Asbury: driving 1963 ½ Mercury Marauder, 2 door hardtop, fastback. All original, untouched 25,000 original miles. Original owner was Gene Griffin (now deceased), a World WarII Army Veteran.
31) Steve Logan and Brett Logan: Navy Veterans driving 2000 Ford Pickup displaying the American Flag & Prisoners Of War Flag.
32) Du Quoin Middle School Band
33) Perry County Humane Society-Perry County Humane Society- Perry County Humane Society in Du Quoin, Illinois is a 501 C 3 non-profit, no-kill animal rescue. The Perry County Humane Society's purpose is to promote and provide the humane care and treatment of domestic animals in Perry County, Illinois. Our goal is to reduce the overpopulation and euthanasia rate of adoptable animals and to educate the community on spaying and neutering their pets, responsible pet ownership and animal welfare issues
34) Lions Club members Jim Derby and Dennis Cole driving golf cart. Lions Club: Chartered in 1935, Present Membership-18, Activities: Annual Christmas basket distribution, sponsors 1 child who is visually or hearing impaired to attend Camp Lions for 1 week annually, collect used eyeglasses and distribute same to various missionary groups, annual screening for visually impaired and hearing impaired, collect used hearing aids that are refurbished and used at clinics where patients are examined and fitted with the hearing aids, Annual Candy day monies are used to support all of the above services, and Annual Chili supper each February.
35) Rich Miller of Rich's Shop
36) Holiday Lights Truck
37) Du Quoin Emergency Management Agency driving Mobile Unified Command Post.
38) Ridgeway's driving Veterans Joshua and Marie served in Afghanistan, Randy Lee Ridgeway and Robert Sawyer both served in Iraq. And grandson Dalton Phoenix currently in Army.