Memorial Day Puts the Military on Parade in Elmhurst

Monday, May 27, will be a day to honor the men and women of our nation’s armed forces during Elmhurst's 95th annual Memorial Day Parade and post-parade military ceremony.

“Memorial Day reminds us that the freedoms we so often take for granted were purchased through the sacrifices of brave men and women throughout America’s history,” said Elmhurst Chamber President John Quigley, Parade Committee co-chairman since 1999.

Following is the Parade line-up in numerical order:

1. Elmhurst Police and Fire Color Guard, followed by Elmhurst Police Chief Michael Ruth and Elmhurst Fire Chief Jeffery Bacidore
2. Parade Banner—95th Annual Elmhurst Memorial Day Parade
3. Presentation Banner and Always Salute the Flag Sign—Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ambassadors
4. Royal Airs Drum and Bugle Corps
5. Elmhurst Mayor Steve Morley, Elmhurst City Council and Administration
6. Elmhurst Fire Department
7. Oakbrook Terrace Fire Protection District Chief Gregory Sebesta
8. Oak Brook Police Department Color Guard and Fire Department Chief Tom McEllin 
9. Northlake Fire Protection District Chief Robert Hjelmgren
10. Antioch Brass Quintet
11. Military Officers (convertibles provided by members of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry, including Larry Roesch Family Auto Group): U.S. Army Colonel Robert Bracki and Lieutenant Colonel Martin Jensen; U.S. Air Force Brigadier General John Wendel; U.S Navy Commander David A. Frey; U.S. Marine Corps Major Edwin H. Walker IV and Gunnery Sgt. John T. “Jack” Cammack; and U.S Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Cleary
12. American Legion T.H.B. Post 187: Cmdr. Danny L. Goeres, Sr. Vice Cmdr. Robert H. Daniels, post members, Auxiliary President Joanne Shultz, auxiliary members
13. Veterans of Foreign Wars Villa Park Post 2801: Cmdr. Dennis Geiseman, Sr. Vice Cmdr. Wayne Beasley, post members, Auxiliary President Jan Bakes, auxiliary members
14. VETSO Wheel Chair Honor Guard Veterans
15. Chicagoland Military Vehicle Club
16. Chicago Symphonic Wind Ensemble—Music Director Maestro L.V. Byczek
17. American Gold Star Mothers represented by Mrs. Kathleen Alcozer
18. Parade Grand Marshal Lt. Col. Peter W. Farrell, U.S. Army
19. DuPage County Marine Corps League Detachment 399 Color Guard
20. Patton Academy (Farragut High School) JROTC Drill and Drums Team
21. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Color Guard and Patrol Boat Float
22. U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps Color Guard, John F. Kennedy Division
23. Carver Military Academy Drill Team and Drum Corps
24. Northern Illinois Chapter Military Vehicle Preservation Association
25. 2nd Kentucky Calvary Co. D Civil War re-enactors
26. Elmhurst Heritage Foundation/Elmhurst Historical Museum
27. Elmhurst Park District
28. Operation New Dawn, Iraq War and a.k.a. Operation Iraqi Freedom Signs Cub Scout Troop #82
29. Chorus of DuPage/Naperville
30. State Sen. Kirk Dillard
31. Dulles Cleaners float
32. Beyond Center Stage
33. War in Afghanistan and a.k.a. Operation Enduring Freedom Sign – Cub Scout Pack #78
34. Kidz Drop In
35. State Rep. Patti Bellock
36. York High School Marching Band, William Riddle, director
37. Elmhurst Swim Club
38. Community Bank of Elmhurst float
39. Elmhurst Photo Boutique
40. War on Terrorism Sign, Cub Scout Pack #61
41. Superior Ambulance Service
42. Spirito! Singers
43. Kosovo War, Bosnian War and Somalian War Signs—Cub Scout Pack #26
44. Tree Town Cooperative Nursery School
45. Rotary Club of Elmhurst
46. Dads Against Mosquitoes
47. Persian Gulf War Sign—Cub Scout Pack #417
48. Timothy Christian High School Band, Doug Pelt, director
49. Grenada War, Lebanon War and Panama War Signs, West Suburban Girl Scouts
50. Elmhurst City Centre—Cool Cars
51. Elmhurst College Jazz Band, transported by Schroeder Trucking
52. Elmhurst Police Department D.A.R.E. fifth-grade students
53. Multiple Miracles
54. Elmhurst Jaycees
55. Concord Place
56. Elmhurst Knights of Columbus—Father McDonald Council, 1911 Club
57. Elmhurst Lions Club
58. Dominican Republic War, Vietnam War and Korean War Signs—Cub Scout Pack #25
59. Summer Knights Car Club
60. Bethel United Church of Christ
61. Elmhurst District 205 Combined Middle Schools Marching Band—Directors Brian Berg, Heather Knight, Cindy Krause, Jeanette Soebbing and Ricardo Vazquez
62. American Taxi Dispatch Inc.
63. Home Discovery Team of Koenig & Strey Realtors
64. World War II and World War I Signs—Cub Scout Pack #24
65. AM 560 WIND Radio
66. Elmhurst Public Library—Kids' Library
67. AM 1160 WYLL Radio
68. Spanish American War and Civil War Signs—Cub Scout Pack #23
69. 56th Virginia Infantry Civil War re-enactors
70. Pampered Chef—Timothy Gurrie
71. Lexington Square
72. Mexican War Sign—Cub Scout Pack #17
73. Elmhurst Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association
74. War of 1812 Sign—Cub Scout Pack #15
75. Elmhurst YMCA
76. Chiefs Hockey Club
77. 303 Taxi
78. Indian War and Revolutionary War Signs—Cub Scout Pack #14
79. Brain Freeze
80. Chicago Highlanders Pipes and Drums
81. Kiwanis Club of Elmhurst, Parade Marshals—Giant U.S. Flag
82. York Radio Club—Parade Communication
83. First Congregational United Church of Elmhurst—Clutter Bug, pick up of trash and recyclables