Shipmates,

Next Saturday, November 5, 2022 is the annual Veterans Day Parade in Auburn.

We will be marching with the Seattle Base as well as the Portland Base (I believe). Three Bases, three floats. As per tradition, the Bremerton Base will be buying lunch at Gator’s following the parade.

Our Muster area is along K St NE, next to Athens Pizza & Pasta in Auburn. Set up of the float begins at 0930, with the Parade itself stepping off promptly at 1100. We are in position 66 (out of 171), so roughly 1/3rd of the way into the Parade.

We attempted to get a “Party Bus” for this years transportation to and from the parade, however, there were several issues with the availability of the busses, and it was not feasible for this year. we will attempt it again next year.

To that end, a carpool will gather at the Fleet Reserve beginning at 0730 on Saturday 05 November, with a departure time of NLT 0800 from the Fleet. Members who are available to drive and carry other members should let me know so that I can announce that before next Friday.

For those who are driving, I highly recommend using the City Lot(s) next to and near the City Hall and the Hospital in downtown (Corner of Division St and 1st St NW). This means walking to the muster point, but it also means that you are near your vehicles when the parade finishes. There is NO PARKING in the Parade Staging area. 

This is the final parade of 2022, and I wanted to say a special “Thank You” to John Gardner for his long service as Parade Coordinator. He is stepping down as Parade Coordinator after this event. This has been a  great year of Parades and events, and 2023 promises to be exciting as well.

Please note that the City of Auburn would also like to extend to you the following invitations:

We encourage you to attend the many activities in Auburn during the 57^th anniversary of Auburn’s Veterans Parade & Observance, including the American Legion Community Breakfast (7-9:00am), the Remembrance Ceremony (9:45am at Veterans Memorial Park), the VFW Post #1741 Open House (1-5pm) and the Veterans Day Marching Band Competition!

Please be sure to check your eMail, the Gertrudecheck and/or the Facebook Page for any further updates as they are needed.

I look forward to seeing you at the annual Auburn Veterans Day Parade!

–Dave Bowman, Base Commander

DIRECTIONS FROM BREMERTON (FRA #29):

Map of the Muster Area: