Line-up for Monday's Veterans Day parade in downtown Du Quoin
Du Quoin Chamber of Commerce director Stacy Hirsch today shared with the newspaper the lineup for Monday's 10 a.m. Veterans Day parade in downtown Du Quoin. The parade will start at Banterra Bank, move east on Main Street past the announcer's stand at Du Quoin State Bank, will turn north on Washington Street and empty into Keyes City Park.
1) Police
2) Fire Truck
3) Honor Guard
4) Three parade Grand Marshals (Charles Bishop-driven by Doc Holladay in Mazda Miata; August Campanella driven by Dale Crews in Thunderbird; and David Johnson driven by Tim Hirsch-Vogler Motor Co. in a 2007 Audi.
5) Flag: American Legion/VFW
6) Truck of Flags
7) Disabled American Veterans Chapter 51 (Vietnam veteran Cliff Harrell driving disabled veterans chapter 51)
8) Veterans of Foreign Wars
9) American Legion Veterans
10) Carl Campanella golf cart will be driving veterans.
11) Priscilla and Loren Craig will be driving Paul Pitchford, Korean War veteran.
12) Big "S" Transports driving veterans.
13) Eagles
14) Elks Large Flag
15) Du Quoin High School Band
16) Du Quoin City officials Brad Myers, Jaci Williams , Don Kunkel, Yvonne Spencer, Rex Duncan, Kathy West and Josh Downs.
17) Cub Scouts Pack 47 of Southern Illinois
18) Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois Troops #8811, 8842 and 8123.
19) Dennis Cole For Perry County Sheriff
20) Haggard Custom Siding
21) Up-Beat Studio and director Tawmi Conley.
22) Du Quoin Elementary School and Peg Pursell.
23) Steve Bareis For Perry County Sheriff
24) Du Quoin Historic Preservation: Richard Anheuser-'40 Ford Coupe
25) Joe Davis- car
26) Aaron Asbury-1963 1/2 Mercury Marauder, two-door hardtop, fastback. All original, untouched. 25,000 original miles. Original owner was Gene Griffin (now deceased), a World War II Army Veteran. Car is now owned and driven by great nephew - Aaron Asbury of Du Quoin.
27) John Frederick-Harley Davidson. Life member of the Vietnam Veterans Motorcycle Club.
28) Du Quoin Middle School Band
29) Du Quoin Tourism Holiday Lights Fair Truck
30) Emergency Truck
31) Late Entries