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Preview: CT VETERANS DAY PARADE, from CT GOE coordinator Message from Connecticut State Coordinator

i HAVE REGISTERED THE GATHERING OF EAGLES TO BE A PARADE PARTICIPANT IN THE ANNUAL VETERAN'S DAY PARADE IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT ON NOVEMBER 2, 2008

This message also contains official information from the State website, please read all

here is a GOOGLE map of the site: http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4RNWN_enUS293US293&q=hartford,+ct&um=1&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title

Here is the OFFICIAL map of the site: http://www.ctveteransdayparade.org/docs/VetsMap08.pdf

It is IMPERITIVE that we show up before 11AM!! We need the time to set up with the parade marshalls and be counted and all that good stuff. Mostly, it is the rules!

Allow a minimum of 2 hour drive time from the New York Border. I should be there by 10:30

Our parking area is the GREEN section. I am going to scan a color copy of the parking pass, it needs to be on the car dashboard, drive side

http://www.ctveteransdayparade.org/index.shtml Join Us for the 2008 CT Veterans Day Parade!!

"Honoring Those Who Serve" Connecticut Veterans Day Parade Sunday, November 2 at 1pm Downtown Hartford Trinity - Asylum - Main Streets The Connecticut Veterans Day Parade is attended by 25,000 to 40,000 spectators, includes 40 Veterans groups, 25 bands, and over 3,500 marchers from 96 units representing 49 towns. This is the largest Veterans Day Parade in New England, and one of the largest in the country.

The parade includes a Moment of Silence, with a tolling of the Center Church bell and a stirring rendition of the national anthem. It is a sight to remember!

The parade steps off at 1pm at the intersection of Buckingham and Washington Streets, near the State Capitol, Travel north on Trinity Street through the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, onto Ford Street, turn right on Asylum Street, right onto Main Street where it passes a reviewing stand across from the Wadsworth Atheneum, and right onto Capitol Ave, where it ends. Total distance: 1.26 miles.

If you have any questions, please contact the Connecticut Veterans Day Parade Information Line: (860)-724-2649 x23. Clearly state your name and phone number and someone will return your call.

Directions to Participant Staging Area

Inbound from I-91: - Exit 29A (Capitol Area) - Exit the first ramp off the Conlin-Whitehead Highway - Straight onto Pulaski Circle - 3rd right off circle onto Hudson St. - Right onto Capital Ave. - Enter appropriate parking/staging area

Inbound from I-84: From the East - Exit 48 (Asylum Ave.) - Right onto Asylum Ave. - Bear left onto Farmington Ave. - Left onto Broad St. - Left onto Capitol - Enter appropriate parking/staging area

From the West - Exit 48B (Capitol Ave.) - Left onto Capitol Ave. - Follow straight past Bushnell Theatre - Enter appropriate parking/staging area

Expected Street Closings

All highway exit ramps into the city will be open until 12:45 at which time The Capital Ave. exit off of I-84 Eastbound (exit 48B) will close, as will exit 29A (Capitol Area) on I-91. Buckingham St. will be closed from Washington St. to Hudson St. from 11am until the conclusion of the parade. Portions of Washington, Trinity, Asylum and Main Streets will close at 12:30pm to clear the parade route and will re-open as the parade leaves the area. Whitehead Highway will close heading into the city beginning at 12:45pm and will reopen following the parade.