Tarrant County Veterans Day Parade

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Saturday, Nov 11, 2023  11am - 12:30pm

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FORT WORTH, Texas – “Saluting TCU Warriors” is the theme of the 2023 Tarrant County Veterans Day Parade set to step off on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. Participants will form up in the Fort Worth Panther Island Pavilion parking lot, march down North Forest Park Blvd. along the Clear Fork of the Trinity River, and return.

Although months away, The Tarrant County Veterans Council (TCVC) is busy planning for this special event. A parade website has launched (HOME | 2023SaluteTCU) and the parade committee is soliciting support from individuals and organizations across North Texas for this year’s celebration.

This year marks Texas Christian University’s 150th anniversary. In concert with TCU’s celebration, TCVC is saluting the university’s military legacy, its Army and Air Force ROTC programs, while honoring TCU alum and Medal of Honor recipient Maj. Horace S. Carswell, Jr.

“Everyone can join in saluting TCU’s ROTC cadets, and all military veterans who have, are and will continue to make great contributions,” notes Parade Chairman Ken Cox. “Simply visit our website where you can learn how to support, volunteer, and take part.

“Will you consider joining this year’s festivities?” Cox asks. “If you’re not available, please help us spread the word. A parade poster’s available online to download and distribute. Hope y’all can join our Cowtown salute on Veterans Day 2023.”

Fort Worth’s annual Veterans Day celebration began more than 100 years ago as an armistice procession through downtown in 1919 to honor those who had fought in World War I.

In 1945, World War II veteran Raymond Weeks from Birmingham, Ala., sought to expand Armistice Day to salute all veterans. Weeks led a delegation to then Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, who supported the idea of a national Veterans Day. Weeks led the first celebration in 1947 and annually until his death in 1985.

Email inquiries to: parade@tcvc.us
Contact Bruce Zielsdorf
Parade Publicity Coordinator
Parade website: HOME | 2023SaluteTCU
Follow TCVC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tarrantcountyveteranscouncil

If you’re not able to take part in our Veterans Day salute, your help in getting the word out across North Texas would be greatly appreciated.