Parade highlights Military Appreciation Day at State Fair
A parade from the Graham Building to Waterfall State at Dorton Arena will highlight Military Appreciation Day Wednesday at the North Carolina State Fair.
Posted — UpdatedThe parade is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. The first 3,000 people through the gates Wednesday will receive a United States flag.
At noon, a program that features that 440th Army Band will begin at the Waterfall Stage. The band will play at 12:30, 3 and 5 p.m.
At 2 p.m., the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources will hold a military uniform revue.
Living historian Andy Sterlen said the 2 p.m. event will include military uniforms from as early as the American revolution.
"We've set up a display that covers quite a bit of World War I history, too," he said. "There will be a ton of different uniforms."
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