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Billboards to promote
Chattanooga Armed Forces Day Parade
May 1, 2009
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Armed Forces Week Celebration 2009
Parade committee meeting
February, 17, 2009
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November 18, 2008, meeting
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Parade committee meeting
November 18, 2008--The 2009 Armed Forces Parade
committee met at the Navy Reserve Center on Amnicola Highway. Jim
Coppinger is the chairman and Gen. B.B. Bell, USA retired, is the military
project officer.
Plans were made to hold the parade on Friday, May 1, 2009, with the luncheon to
follow at the Trade Center. Gen. Carl Carpenter will be the guest
speaker..
Tables will be $150 each with proceeds to benefit the Chattanooga Area Veterans
Council, which coordinates veterans events throughout the area. Bill
Raines is CAVC chairman.
The VIP reception will be held on April 30.
Next parade committee will be January 13.
Committee assignments
Activities: VIP reception--Bill Norton, luncheon--Carl Levi, breakfast/dinner Bill Hewitt, military bands--Carl Levi, military VIPS--Patty Parks and civilian VIPs Jim Coppinger;
Publicity" billboards--Willard Sisson, advertising/media--Pete Chaney & Cynthia Fagan & arty Malone, photography--Pete Chaney, historian-Carol Laing and telephone--Jan Bruce;
Transportation: traffic/emergency units--Sgt. Jeff Clarke, vehicle signs--Jim Shull and parade cars--Dan Lovin;
Parade: participation--Kim Ratcliffe, flyover--B.B. Bell and color guard--B.B. Bell.
Reviewing stand--Burt Sawyer
Staging--GYSGT Head, floats--Mary Smith,
Permits--Carl Levi, walkie talkies/sanitation/insurance--John Lopez,
flags--Ernie Seagle, school bands--Eric Majors/Joel Denton, buses--William Blake
and JrROTC Tom McConnell/Mark Rehrer.
