- April 24, 2024
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Sisters Harper, Swayer and Renner Hunter decked out in patriotic outfits.
Two parade watchers hold American flags and dress in red, white and blue.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3233 ride down Main Street.
Brothers Brayden and Ashton Tillman done American flag shirts at the Memorial Day Parade.
World War II veterans smile and wave to the crowd while riding down Main Street.
Members of American Legion Post 30
Fred Engels and Linda Resh
Children decked out in red, white and blue watch the parade as it goes by.
Chuck Coates
Edward Albercht and Leona Dilliplane
One of the Valued Vets cars in the parade drives down Main Street.
Members of the Allapattah Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution
Rep. Margaret Good D- Sarasota (middle) participates in the Memorial Day Parade.
Members of Wounded Warrior Project march in the parade.
Kimberly Radford and Daniel Irizarry
Members of the Sara De Soto Daughters of the American Revolution
The Sarasota Fire Department leads several fire trucks down the parade path.
Parade watchers line up on Main Street.
The annual Memorial Day Parade, which was canceled in 2017 by to Subtropical Storm Alberto, was back and in full swing this year on May 27.
Main Street was packed with residents carrying American flags while decked out in red, white and blue. Each float or organization to travel down the parade path prompted claps and cheers from the crowd, and many parade members stopped to thank the watching veterans for their service.
The parade featured marchers from the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Sarasota Fire Department, the Wounded Warriors Project, the National League of Families POW/MIA, the West Coast Florida Chapter of the Air Force Association and many more.
Following the parade, the Sarasota Patriotic Observance Committee held its annual Memorial Day Ceremony with this year's theme of “In Memory of Many, in Honor of All: Honoring Glenn Miller.”
