15th Annual Greater Centralia Area Veterans 4th of July Parade
Centralia Police Dept.
Wamac Police Dept.
Central City Police Dept.
Clinton Co. Sheriff Dept.
Marion Co. Sheriff Dept.
Centralia ESDA
Marion Co. ESDA
Honor Guard- Boy Scout Troop 260
Cub Scout Pack 446
Centralia Elks Lodge #493- "The American Flag"
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2055
American Legion Post 446
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 176/AMVETS
Guardians of Southern Illinois- "Standing for Valor, Respect & Honor for our Veterans"
DAV Egyptian Gateway Chapter #76
Grand Marshall- Honorable Tammy Guidish, US Air Force.
City of Centralia Fire Dept.
Centralia Fire Protection District
Odin Fire Protection District
Patoka Fire Protection District
LifeStar Ambulance Service Inc.
City of Centralia - Mayor Kuder and City Council
City of Wamac - “Lil Toot Train, Lil American Pride”
2025 Jr. Miss Marion County Fair Queen - Miss Jane Taylor Rose
2025 Miss Clinton County Fair Queen- Miss Amanda Brink
2025 USOA Miss Southern Illinois Miss Lillian Wright
Float- NSDAR Prairie State Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution- "Honoring the Fallen"
Marion County Republican Central Committee
Float-Kaskaskia College Veterans Tribute - "Patriotism"
Float- Centralia Masonic Lodge #201- "Honoring the Brave"
Sutherland Funeral Homes
Centralia Carillon Calliope
Float-Centralia Trinity Lutheran School-"Patriotic"
Centralia Cultural Society- "The Arts Unite Us"
George Roper Family- "American Pride"
Chuck Lawson Family- "Lawson's Love America"
Karen Bierman- "Proud to be American"
Shoemaker Family- "Patriotic"
Public Participants
Line-up is not final and subject to change.
Call: 322-4238, Email: butch.mathus@gmail.com or sign up at the Registration Table before the Parade starts.
Line-up starts at 12:15pm, Parade starts at 1pm. Awards will be given after the parade conclusion at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Fairview Park.
Patriotic-1s and 2nd
Civic- 1 and 2nd Family- 1s and 2nd
"Thank You, for your participation in honoring our Veterans"