PROFILES IN COURAGE: KTAR reports on Phoenix Veterans Day Parade World War II Grand Marshal John Kolling

In their ongoing “Profiles in Courage” series, KTAR News has been profiling each of the 2016 Phoenix Veterans Day Parade Grand Marshals!

Click HERE for this installment, in which veteran John Kolling emotionally recalls fighting in World War II.


We hope you will join us at the 20th Annual Phoenix Veterans Day Parade on November 11, 2016, to see Celebrity Grand Marshal Pete Hegseth and all eight Veteran Grand Marshals. This year’s parade theme is “Welcome Home Vietnam Heroes.” The parade typically boasts more than 100 entries, and this year will have a special float with nearly 20 Vietnam Veterans riding on it. The parade will also feature patriotic floats, high school marching bands, JROTC marching units, color guards, Veterans Service Organizations, animals, novelty units and much, much more.

For more information on the parade and the parade route, click HERE