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MARION, IL — The annual Veterans on Parade is set for Saturday, Sept. 10 along Main Street in Marion.

Ed Davis, a veteran himself and president of the Veterans on Parade organization, says this is the 18th year for the event that honors our veterans and first responders.

Davis says this year there will be two honorary grand marshals.

Following the parade there will be a memorial ceremony at the Williamson County Fairgrounds honoring first responders and those fallen heroes who have paid the ultimate price.

If you would like to be a part of this year’s Veterans on Parade, email Davis at edward2791@att.net or call 314-375-7170 or 618-967-9415.

If the forecast is calling for bad weather on Saturday, Sept. 10, Davis says a decision about the parade will be made on Friday, Sept. 9 and will be announced on social media and through local media outlets.