SACRAMENTO

                   VETERANS DAY PARADE 2006

DIGNITARIES THAT WILL ATTEND THE VETERANS DAY 2006 PARADE
AND WILL APPEAR ON THE REVIEWING STAND

GRAND MARSHALL
The Adjutant General of the California National Guard
MG William H. Wade II

MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Michelle Schockley, 96.9FM (US ARMY 80-82)

IN ORDER OF RESPONSE:

1.  Assemblyman Dave Jones - CA Assembly, 9th District

2.  Councilwoman Lauren Hammond - Sacramento City Council, Dist. 5

3.  Brigadier General & Mrs. Robert Cervantes - CA National Guard (Ret)

4.  Commander Willie McCray, Jr. - Past Commander VAC
                                                               Captain VAC Honor Guard

5.  Commander Larry Bunfill - American Legion Post #832

6.  Commander George Wong Lee - American Legion State Commander
     Mrs. Helen Lee - Member of VFW #85 and American Legion #521
                                                                                Ladies Auxiliaries

7.  Quartermaster Paul Liptrot - Representing VFW Post #9498

8.  Jim Hildebrand, Bataan Death March Survivor and wife Katherine.

9.  Commander Vern Shabazian - Past Commander VAC

10. President Ted Adams - Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 500

11.  President Ken Holybee and Sonja Holybee
       Vietnam Veterans of America, California State Council

12.  Councilman Kevin McCarty - Sacramento City Council - Dist. 6

JUDGES FOR THE TROPHIES

Mrs. Irene Cervantes
Dr. Joan Qualls
Rhona Nitzke

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VETERANS DAY PARADE 2005

DIGNITARIES THAT RSVP'd ATTENDANCE FOR THE VETERANS DAY 2005 PARADE

GRAND MARSHALL
Major General Nora A. Astafan, USAF (RET)

VAC COMMANDER
Floyd Volker US Army, (RET)

MASTER OF CEREMONIES
MICHELLE SHOCKLEY, 96.9FM (US ARMY- 80-82)

SPECIAL GUEST
CONGRESSWOMAN DORIS MATSUI
CALIFORNIA DISTRICT 5

IN ORDER OF RESPONSE

1.  Commander George Wong Lee - VAC Past Commander

2.  Commander L.V. Wright - VAC Past Commander

3.  Commander Willie McCray, Jr. - VAC Past Commander
                                                          VAC Honor Guard Captain

4.  Dick Southern - 2nd Vice-President California State Council of the
                                                             Vietnam Veterans of America

5.  Commander John Canfield - VAC Past Commander

6.  Constance Harrison - Past National Chaplain - Women's Army Corp
                                                                               Veterans Association

7.  Secretary Tom Johnson - California Department of Veterans Affairs

8.  Brigadier General Robert Cervantes - CA National Guard (Ret)

9.  Assemblyman Dave Jones - CA Assembly,  9th District

10.  Commander Katherine Robin - VAC Past Commander

11.  Keith Robinson, USN (Ret) - Commander of the Sacramento Chapter of the
                                                    Military Officers Association of America

12.  Col. James C. Crump, Jr. - Member of the California Veterans Board
                                                  President of the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.

13.  Ted Thatcher - Area VII Director of Retired Pubic Employees Assoc. of CA

14.  General Dennis Lucas - Commander of the Air National Guard

15.  Councilman Steve Cohn - Sacramento City District #3

16.  Steve Rivera - Vietnam Veteran Representing the CA Mexican-American
                                                                                    Veterans Memorial

JUDGES FOR THE TROPHIES

Malenda Smith - VAC Chaplain
Mrs. Irene Cervantes - Retired School Administrator
Mr. Todd Stenhouse - Veteran Advocate

DIGNITARIES THAT ATTENDED THE VETERANS DAY PARADE 2004 PARADE AND APPEARED ON THE REVIEW STAND (Located on the West Side of the Capitol)

State Grand Marshall
Brigadier General Dennis G. Lucas, CA Air National Guard Commander

City Grand Marshall
Sacramento City Councilman Dave Jones - District 6

VAC COMMANDER
Gregory C. McNeill USMC

TRIBUTE TO WORLD WAR II VETERANS
Col. Douglas Fulton USAF

IN ORDER OF RESPONSE

1.  Sacramento City Councilmember Sandy Sheedy - District 2

2.  Sacramento County Supervisor Illa Collin - District 2

3.  Commander Sam K. Ong - Past Commander Veterans Affiliated Council

4.  Commander Larry Woods - Past Commander Veterans Affiliated Council
 (We regret to say that Larry could not be with us.  He passed away October 27.)

5.  Brigadier General Robert Cervantes CA National Guard RET

6.  Commander John Canfield - Past Commander Veterans Affiliated Council

7.  Commander Willie McCray, Jr. - Past Commander Veterans Affiliated Council

8.  Sacramento County Supervisor Roger Niello - District 4

9.  Director of the Sacramento Stand Down Association - Barbara Ross

10.  President of the California Veterans Mexican-American Memorial - Phil Rios

11.  Commander Art Bishop - Military Order of the Purple Heart #385

12.  Sacramento Fire Chief Julius "Joe" Cherry - will be accompanied by three firefighters who are California Army National Guard members of the 126th Medical Company (air ambulance).  While deployed in Afghanistan, they flew 75 medicvac missions.  The Fire Department members are:  Fire Captain Al Smoot (Staff Sergeant), Fire Engineer Peter Picone (Sergeant), and Firefighter Robert Walters (Sergeant).

13.  1st Vice-Commander Jack Hobday representing Commander Dr. L. Fred Fernandez from American Legion Post #392

14.  Chief of Military History - CA State Military Department -
                                                                                 Brig. Gen. CA Ret. Donald E. Mattson

15.  Commander Katherine Robin - Past Commander Veterans Affiliated Council

16.  CDVA Deputy Secretary - Joe Maguire

JUDGES FOR THE TROPHIES

1.  Malenda Smith - Veterans Affiliated Council Chaplain

2.  Dr. Joan Qualls

3.  Mrs. Irene Cervantes

DIGNITARIES THAT
ATTENDED THE MEMORIAL DAY PARADE 2004
AND APPEARED ON THE REVIEW STAND

(In order of response)

COMMANDER OF THE CA NATIONAL GUARD - MG Thomas W. Eres

SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCILMEMBER - Dave Jones

SACRAMENTO CITY MAYOR - Heather Fargo

VAC COMMANDER - John Canfield

RET. NATIONAL GUARD - General and Mrs. Robert Cervantes

SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCILMEMBER - Steve Cohn

SACRAMENTO COUNTY SUPERVISOR - Illa Collin

SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND VICE MAYOR - Sandra Sheedy

PAST COMMANDER VAC - George Wong Lee
             is also COMMANDER AMERICAN LEGION POST #696

PAST COMMANDER VAC - Sam K. Ong

PAST COMMANDER VAC - Vernon Shabazian

COMMANDER OF THE AMERICAN GI FORUM - Sgt. Maj. Richard Martinez

CHIEF OF MILITARY HISTORY - CA STATE MILITARY DEPT. -
                                                                            Brig. Gen. CA Ret. Donald E. Mattson

PAST COMMANDER VAC - VAC HONOR GUARD CAPTAIN  - Willie McCray, Jr.

COMMANDER VFW DISTRICT 17 - Doug Brown

COMMANDER MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART #385 - Art Bishop

VFW DISTRICT 17 JUDGE ADVOCATE COMMANDER - Leondas V. Wright

PRESIDENT - CA MEXICAN-AMERICAN VETERANS MEMORIAL, INC. - Phil Rios

Col. Kenneth S. Kitchen (RET)