San Elizario Veterans Parade

Our 26th Annual Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2022.  The parade starts at 9:00 am. The parade staging area is on Thompson Road by the cemetery.  The parade will head east on Socorro Road, on to Main Street, then on to Alarcon Road and will end in front of the San Eli Church.  The Ceremony will start at 11:00 am at Veterans Memorial Park (la placita).  In attendance will be dignitaries, the playing of our national anthem, pledge of allegiance, invocation, introduction of five veteran honorees, the Grand Marshal, the recital of the POW-MIA table ceremony and flag folding ceremony. Our local High School band will play some patriotic songs. There will be some vendors and information tables.  Water and sodas will be given to all in attendance.  Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 5th, and join us in honoring, remembering, and celebrating our local veterans.  For further information regarding our Veteran Event, please contact Ray Borrego, Chair of the San Elizario Veterans Committee, by email at rborregosaneli@gmail.com or by calling 915-383-8529