PHOTOS: Tarrant County Veterans Parade salutes Buffalo Soldiers
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A line of dozens of vehicles and hundreds of people trickle through the street during the Veterans Day Parade in Fort Worth on Friday. Despite rain, hundreds of participants marched down North Forest Park Boulevard, waving American flags and signing a medley of military songs.
Madeleine Cook
mcook@star-telegram.com
The Tarrant County Veterans Day Parade on Friday honored the Buffalo Soliders, the six all-Black peacetime regiments that supported western expansion. The annual parade, hosted by the city of Fort Worth and organized by the Tarrant County Veterans Council, began at Panther Island Pavilion and went along North Forrest Park Boulevard. Maj. Gen. Anthony Woods, commander of the Texas State Guard headquartered at Camp Mabry in Austin, was the grand marshal.
The parade’s grand marshal, Maj. Gen. Anthony Woods, commander of the Texas State Guard, waves to a crowd gathered to watch the Veterans Day Parade in Fort Worth on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Despite rain, hundreds of participants marched down North Forest Park Boulevard, waving American flags and signing a medley of military songs. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
Dozens of people gathered to wave to the Veterans Day Parade winding through Fort Worth on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Despite rain, hundreds of participants marched down North Forest Park Boulevard, waving American flags and signing a medley of military songs. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
An Air Force Junior ROTC cadet remains steady despite rain during the Veterans Day Parade in Fort Worth on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Hundreds of participants marched down North Forest Park Boulevard, waving American flags and signing a medley of military songs. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
Air Force Junior ROTC cadets chant as they pass under a bridge during the Veterans Day Parade winding through Fort Worth on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Despite rain, hundreds of participants marched down North Forest Park Boulevard, waving American flags and signing a medley of military songs. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
Members of the The United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. wave to attendants of the Veterans Day Parade winding through Fort Worth on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Despite rain, hundreds of participants marched down North Forest Park Boulevard, waving American flags and signing a medley of military songs. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
Fort Worth ISD students wave from a school bus during the Veterans Day Parade winding through Fort Worth on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Despite rain, hundreds of participants marched down North Forest Park Boulevard, waving American flags and signing a medley of military songs. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
A veteran records the Veterans Day Parade as it approaches in Fort Worth on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Despite rain, hundreds of participants marched down North Forest Park Boulevard, waving American flags and signing a medley of military songs. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
A float rider throws candy to attendants of the Veterans Day Parade winding through Fort Worth on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Despite rain, hundreds of participants marched down North Forest Park Boulevard, waving American flags and signing a medley of military songs. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
A military vehicle in the Veterans Day Parade winds through Fort Worth on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Despite rain, hundreds of participants marched down North Forest Park Boulevard, waving American flags and signing a medley of military songs. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
A military band leads the the Veterans Day Parade through Fort Worth on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Despite rain, hundreds of participants marched down North Forest Park Boulevard, waving American flags and signing a medley of military songs. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
A prayer is held during gate introduction ceremony of the Veterans Day Parade in Fort Worth on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Despite rain, hundreds of participants marched down North Forest Park Boulevard, waving American flags and signing a medley of military songs. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
Dozens of people gather to listen to the introduction ceremony for the Veterans Day Parade in Fort Worth on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Despite rain, hundreds of participants marched down North Forest Park Boulevard, waving American flags and signing a medley of military songs. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
A Trinity Metro bus lines up to enter the parade for Veterans Day in Fort Worth on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Despite rain, hundreds of participants marched down North Forest Park Boulevard, waving American flags and signing a medley of military songs. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
Fort Worth mayor Mattie Parker waves to people watching the Veterans Day Parade in Fort Worth on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Despite rain, hundreds of participants marched down North Forest Park Boulevard, waving American flags and signing a medley of military songs. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
A military band leads the Veterans Day Parade as ROTC cadets follow behind in Fort Worth on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Despite rain, hundreds of participants marched down North Forest Park Boulevard, waving American flags and signing a medley of military songs. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com
