2022 Clarksville Veterans Day parade

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Veterans Day Parade will take place on Saturday, Nov. 5, with pre-parade ceremonies set for 9 a.m. in front of the historic courthouse (south side) on Third Street in downtown Clarksville.

The keynote speaker is Army Command Sergeant Major (Ret) Richard A. Woodring, a combat veteran who deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Kosovo. Woodring has served in various assignments throughout the United States, including Washington, D.C.

This year’s Veterans Day parade theme is "Salute to Veterans in Law Enforcement.”

The Parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the corner of N. Eighth and College Streets, next to the Sundquist Science Building at Austin Peay State University, with the reviewing stand at the Third Street side of the courthouse. The parade will proceed from College left onto University Avenue, right onto Main Street, left onto 3rd Street, left onto Commerce Street, left onto University Avenue, right onto Franklin Street, left onto 8th Street, and back to the APSU parking area.

“The Veterans Day Parade allows the community to come together and thank our military veterans for their service and sacrifice. I hope to see a good crowd to support them,” said County Mayor Wes Golden.

For those unable to attend in person, the parade will be live-streamed on the Montgomery County, Tennessee, official Facebook page. It will also be filmed and posted on CDE Lightband’s Clarksville Community Network (CCN) by Veteran’s Day.

For more information, contact the Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization at 553-5173. Parade entry forms for veterans groups and other local organizations, as well as route maps, can be picked up at the office between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday, or by e-mail request to vetsvc@mcgtn.net. Parade entries will be accepted through Friday, Oct. 21.

This article originally appeared on Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle: The 2022 annual Clarksville Veterans Day parade on Nov. 5