Thursday, Nov. 26 - City and County of Denver offices will be closed for the day in observance of Thanksgiving Day. On Friday, November 27, most City and County offices will also be closed as Employees are taking a furlough day to help the City create budget savings during these challenging economic times. Please see details here for specific information on how the closures may or may not affect City functions.

Denver Remembers Memorial Day Wednesday, November 25, 2009 | 35.0° Fair Memorial Day Parade – Saturday, May 23 at 10 a.m.   Hundreds of military personnel and veterans from all branches of the military and organizations will march in the annual Memorial Day Parade in Denver on Saturday, May 23 at 10 a.m.    A mayoral proclamation will be read by Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher at 10 a.m. at the parade review stand.  The parade will proceed via 14th St. to Court Pl. then to 15th St. and Welton St, east to 17th St., then south on Broadway to 14th Ave. The reviewing stand will be located between Colfax and 14th Ave. on Broadway.   The Parade is sponsored by the Denver United Veteran’s Council and Denver County VSO to honor veterans and active military personnel.   Andrew Grieb, a leader with the Denver United Veterans Council, is this year’s parade chairman. The Denver County VSO is helping assemble the parade. The VSO is a division of Denver Department of Human Services that assists veterans in obtaining benefits available through the federal Veterans Administration and links them to other resources that help the veteran community.   Order of March Division 1 Police Escort Joint Services Color Guard Grand Marshall; Paula Sarlls, President, Women Marines Association Women Marines Association; Paula Sarlls, President Marine Corps League Skyline Detachment; Stanford E. Cooper, Commandant Marine Corps League Frank J. Carroll Detachment; Bob Cowen, Commandant Mile High Young Marines; Scott Holland, Commanding Officer Robert Otis, USMC, WWII Veteran Veterans Memorial Day Tribute; Louetta Smith, Director John Philip Sousa Band of Colorado; Alan Wuth, President Colorado Air National Guard; Col. Gregory Parker, Mission Support Commander Rocky Mountain USO at Denver International Airport; Hedy Margolis, Director Looking Glass Corvettes; Joe Parker, President Division 2 American Legion Department of Colorado; Gar Williams, Commander American Legion LCW Post 1; Jerry Osgood, Commander American Legion Wallace Simpson Post 29; Richard L. Stemley, Commander American Legion Hubert L. Jones Post 87; Welton Shearron, Commander American Legion Lakewood Post 178; Johnny Rabatin, Commander American Legion Castle Rock Post 1187; Larry Walker, Commander Mile High Prowlers Club; John Collins, President Division 3 Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Colorado Color Guard; Joe Wedemann, Captain Veterans of Foreign Wars Verle Huffman Post 9644; Warren Tellgren, Commander Disabled American Veterans Department of Colorado; Jim Moore, Commander Disabled American Veterans S.L. Brown Chapter 11; John Rose, Commander Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary S.L. Brown Unit 11; Hannah Houston, Commander American GI Forum – Mile High Chapter; Jose “Pete” Martinez, Commander KOOL 105 Colorado Corvette Club; Bill Finkel, President Paralyzed Veterans of America – Mountain States Chapter; James Sack; President Division 4 Denver Police Explorers; Joe Malouff, Explorer Coordinator USS Indianapolis Survivors; Paul J. Murphy, Chairman The Retired Enlisted Association Chapter 39; Gordon Elliott, President Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 375; Paco Elizable, Commander US Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II; John B. Herrera, President Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. – Denver Chapter; Jeanette B. Early, President Colorado PT Cruiser Club; Neil R. Weekley, President Division 5 Civil Air Patrol – Colorado Wing; Ed Phelka, Commander American Red Cross – Mile High Chapter; Charlie Shimanski, CEO Girl Scout Troop 3639; Stacy Moser & Valerie Hutchinson, Troop Leaders Girl Scout Troop 40; Crystal Ellis, Troop Leader Girl Scout Jay Unit Troop 1281; Freedom Passarelli & Susan Mountain-Morgan, Troop Leaders Girl Scout Troop 2556; Girl Scout Troop 2764; Kathy Hough, Troop Leader Mix 100 Model A Ford Club of Colorado; Fred Binkley, President Division 6 Ms. Colorado Senior America Pageant; Linda Holloway, Queen - 2009 US Splendor Pageant; Yvette Gunther, Director Sawaya Law Firm Show Your Colors Flag Company; Jeff Tomczak, President Montbello Falcons Athletic Club, Inc.; Necce Rattler, President Vacant Ready Set Cheer; Holly Johnson, Director Model T Ford Club of America, Mile High Chapter; R. F. Murch, President 92.5 The Wolf Division 7 Riderless Horse Tribute to Fallen Veterans; Amanda Speaker, Demonstration Rider American Legion Paul C. Beck Post 23; Dan A. Szelkowski, Commander Review Stand Dignitaries Guang Ping Li, Denver United Veterans Council Parade Secretary Col .Charlotte Wilson, Vice Wing Commander, 460th Space Wing and Buckley Air Force Base Director Lynette Roff, VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Brig. Gen. Sal Villano Jr. (Ret), Founder & Chairman, Fallen & Forgotten Heroes Marilyn Villano, Wife of Brig. Gen. Sal Villano Lt. Col. George Ward (Ret) Carol Ward, Wife of Lt. Col. Ward Janice Jacobs, Director of Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office Tim Williams, Husband, Janice Jacobs Kay Collins, Asst. Director of Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office Brig. Gen. Trulan Eyre, Commander 140th Wing Colorado Air National Wing Mrs. Deb Eyre, Wife of Brig. Gen. Eyre The Honorable Michael Bennett, United States Senator from Colorado Steve Rylant, Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Colorado, Commander Colleen Rylant, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Department of Colorado, Madam President Dennis Yost, LTC, USA (Retired), Special Forces Association Donna Yost, Wife of LTC Yost; Erin Yost, Daughter of LTC Yost;Brian Yost, Son of LTC Yost Dennis Gallagher, Denver City Auditor George Cassidy, Denver County Veteran Service Officer Mike Roque, Director of Denver Office of Strategic Partnerships Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 Posted by AlanD   Return

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