Community Corner
Delco Honors Veterans Day
Thousands attended the annual parade in support of all veterans on Monday.
The 54rd Annual Delaware County Veterans Day Parade in Media paid tribute to all service men and women on Monday.
A parade of 11 area school marching bands, antique cars, firetrucks, school students, ROTC members, political figures like Sen. Pat Toomey, Rep. Pat Meehan and Delaware County Council joined the veterans as they marched down State Street in Media Borough at 11:11 a.m. on Nov. 11 in honor of Veterans Day.
The parade kicked off with the roar of motocycles, followed by Valley Forge Military Academy's Mounted Color Guard and Drummers.
Grand Marsals Dr. John Nagl, U.S. Army and the current headmaster of The Haverford School, and U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Jason Simms spoke of their experiences as veterans following the parade.
This year's essay contest winners were all 6th graders at Springton Lake Middle School.
- Kerry Peyton, first place
- Jon Choi, second place
- Connor Axelrod, third place
Other marching bands and organizations included in Monday's events were:
- Penncrest High School
- Springton Lake Middle School
- Paxon Hollow Middle School
- Strath Haven High School
- Ridley High School
- Garnet Valley High School
- Beverly Hills Middle School
- Drexel Hill Middle School
- Interboro High School
- St. Aloysius Academy
- Herbert Best VFW 928
- American Legion Post 94-Brookhaven
- Delaware County Marine Corps League 288
- Morton AmVets
- Bonaventure-Clark VFW Post 6613
- American Legion 926-Aston
- Upper Darby Marine Corps League 884
- Smedley Butler Marine Corps League 741
- Aldan Post 1000, Landsdowne Post 65, E. Landsdowne Post 578
- American Legion Post 667
- J.P. Morgan Veterans
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