Veterans Day Parade returns to Lexington and needs participants

The Lexington Veterans Day Parade committee is accepting entries for the 2017 parade, to be held at 2 p.m. on Nov. 11.

“The parade salutes our Veterans, active members of the U.S. military and their families,” said the Rev. Jim Thurman, parade committee co-chair and Army veteran. “We’re excited to be able to bring the Veterans Day parade back to downtown Lexington and into the heart of our community.”

Applications for parade participants can be found at Lexveteransdayparade.org. Parade entry forms are due by Oct. 31.

Follow @LexVeteransDay on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for information, event updates and day of coverage. Parade participants and attendees are encouraged to share their photos online, tag @LexVeteransDay and use #LexVeteransDay2017.

This story was originally published October 3, 2017 at 6:37 AM with the headline "Veterans Day Parade returns to Lexington and needs participants."