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.
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