​The 2024 Gulf Coast Veterans Parade will be held on Saturday, November 9th in Biloxi, MS.
Click here for the parade route and the parade flyer.
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Hall of Fame
Grand Marshal History
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Year/Name/Parade
2000 Major General James E. Livingston, USMC (Ret) – Gulfport
2001 Lieutenant General Bryan M. Shotts, USAF (Ret) - Gulfport
2002 Major General Clark Griffith, USAF (Ret) – Biloxi
2003 Jeremiah “Jerry” O’Keefe, Sr. USA (Ret) – Biloxi
2004 Colonel Lawrence “Larry” Roberts, USAF (Ret) – Gulfport
2005 Hurricane Katrina – no parade – scheduled for Biloxi
2006 Major General Harold A Cross, ARNG (Ret) – Biloxi
2007 Chief Warrant Officer 3 Lewis Shank – USA (Ret) Gulfport
2008 Command Sergeant Major Ed Horstman, USA (Ret) – Biloxi
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2009 Command Sergeant Major Adelchi Pilutti, USA (Ret) – Gulfport
2010 Fred Wallace Haise, Jr., Astronaut (Ret) – Biloxi
2011 Lieutenant Albert “Al” Balius, USA (Ret) – D’Iberville
2012 Colonel Henry J. Cook, III, USA (Ret) – Gulfport
2013 Colonel Phyllis A. Luttman, USAF (Ret) – Biloxi
2014 GMC Cliff Kuykendall (USN) (Ret) – Biloxi
2015 Major General Augustus “Leon” Collins – Gulfport
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2016 Chief Warrant Officer 4 Tom Adams (Ret) and Lieutenant Colonel Henry Burkle (Ret)- D'Iberville
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2017 Command Master Chief Dick Wade - Biloxi
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2018 Sgt. Thomas E (Butch) Harris - Gulfport
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2019 Gene Taylor - D'Iberville
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2020 Maj Gen James Garner - AFRH & VA - Roll Thru & Wave Tour
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2021 Dr. (Lt Col-Ret) Inez Kelleher
2022 (WX Canceled) AF Col-Ret John "Hoss" Ladner and
Navy Force Master Chief Chris Levesque
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2023 AF Col-Ret John " Hoss" Ladner