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