Family, friends and neighbors lined the streets on Jan. 10, 1991 as the McAlester-based 445th Military Police Co. mobilized for Operation Desert Storm.
U.S. Army photoU.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Matt Fitter SPC Amber Cobena
Chief Warrant Officer Five (CW5) Matt Fitter is a McAlester native, who is serving as special guest of honor and featured speaker for the 2021 Armed Forces Day Parade in McAlester.
Fitter is also serving as parade marshal for the Armed Forces Day Parade, set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 1 in Downtown McAlester.
No Armed Forces Day banquet is set for the day prior to the parade this year due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, but Fitter plans to deliver the Armed Forces Day address.
It s set for 11:30 a.m. on Friday, April 30, with the News-Capital planning to live stream the speech on the newspaper s Facebook page.
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Staff file photoFloat registration is open for 2021 Armed Forces Day Parade â with the deadline set for 5 p.m. 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 27. topical featured
By Adrian O Hanlon III | Editor Apr 10, 2021
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Staff file photoFloat registration is open for 2021 Armed Forces Day Parade â with the deadline set for 5 p.m. 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 27.
Organizers of the 2021 Armed Forces Day Parade recently opened float registration and ask participants to get creative with red, white and blue decorations and other ways to highlight the parade s theme â the 30th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm. We want this to honor Desert Storm veterans and their families because this is a big deal, Armed Forces Day Chairman Jeff Wolf said.