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May 28-31, 2010 Grand Park, Valor Memorial Garden and The Market Common Presented by
and The City of Myrtle Beach
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Join us for Military Appreciation Days, May 28-31, 2010, in the City of Myrtle Beach! We are celebrating active duty military personnel, veterans and reserves from all branches of the service with a full slate of events. Stay tuned to this site for additional details about concerts, activities, military discounts, the big parade, performers and much more. We thank you for your service to our nation!
Schedule of Events
Friday, May 28
Saturday, May 29
Click for the route map and additional details and the registration form. Enjoy this morning run/walk around The Market Common and Grand Park! The event starts at Crabtree Memorial Gymnasium. It's free for active duty, reserves and veterans and just $20 for civilians. RACE RESULTS!
Colonel Buzz Aldrin, Grand Marshal 25-plus parade floats, eight giant helium balloons and 10 inflatables Marching bands, military bands, celebrities, queens and dignitaries
Meet Drake Bell (Josh and Drake), Savannah Outen (Radio Disney), Tiffany Thornton (Sonny with a Chance), Debby Ryan (Suite Life) and Nathan Kress (iCarly) – 2:00 p.m. Meet Jasmine Richards (Camp Rock) – 3:00 p.m. Musical Performances by Envision, Drake Bell, Savannah Outen, Jasmine Richards, and Mitchell Musso – 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. Jordin Sparks, American Idol Winner, Performs – 8:00 p.m. Fireworks! – 9:00 p.m., Downtown
Sunday, May 30
Competing Choirs: Cedar Branch Youth Choir, Trueway Love Fellowship Choir, Southern Grove Gospel Choir, Cedar Branch Gospel Choir, Truelight Sounds of Praise, Bethlehem No. 1 Baptist Church Choir Competing Quartets/Groups: Iris and Made of Men, New Directions, Unity, Maurice McZeke, Michael Boykins, Lil Rickey and the Mighty Golden Stars, Truetones, Lavon Campbell and the Spiritual Uplifters
Darrell McFadden and the Disciples of New York, The McDonald Sisters, The Gospel Pearls
Monday, May 31
Music Festive – Brass Parachute Jump – 82nd Airborne All-American Freefall Team Opening Remarks Presentation of Colors – Joint ROTC Color Guard: St. James, Socastee, Carolina Forest and Myrtle Beach High Schools National Anthem – Tangena Church, The Carolina Opry Invocation – Chaplain Loran Bulla, US Army Retired Pledge of Allegiance – Socastee High School Air Force Junior ROTC Missing Man Table – Rolling Thunder, SC Chapter 3 Welcome – Mayor John Rhodes Street Name Honorees – Lt Col Colin Clarke, Lt William Hook and CMSgt William Forbus Remarks – Colonel Quincy Collins, USAF Retired (Vietnam POW) PGBA, LLC Sponsor Thank You Music – Festive Brass Mercy Care Hospice Veterans' Pinning Ceremony – Chaplain Loran Bulla, Bereavement Coordinator Wounded Warriors and Disabled American Veterans Recognition POW and MIA Recognition Missing Man Table Closing Rifle Salute – Grand Strand Patriotic Alliance Taps – Skip Hogan, VFW Post 10420 Music – Festive Brass
6:00 p.m. – Fort Jackson Brass Quintet 7:00 p.m. – Andrew Thielen Big Band Concert
Would your veterans or volunteer group like to participate? Would you like to be a vendor at Military Appreciation Days?
Military Appreciation Days are sponsored by the City of Myrtle Beach and PGBA, LLC. Many activities and events will be held at The Market Common and Grand Park, part of the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. We hope you enjoy your visit! Military Appreciation Days P. O. Box 2468, Myrtle Beach, SC 29578 843-918-1188 or info@cityofmyrtlebeach.com
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