 The Brainerd community lined the streets of Third Avenue this afternoon to honor local veterans. The Memorial Day parade has been a long-standing tradition in Brainerd honoring all of the local veterans for their service. This year, Brainerd Mayor Ed Mink was on hand to also show his support. Local Boy Scouts also did their part by putting out flags to set up for the parade and the Brainerd marching band and arcane the crowd throughout the afternoon. We get a lot of community support. Salvation Army is going to be at the end. The Brainerd High School Band joins us. It's a community effort and we have a regular committee that organizes it. It's very important to honor all the past away veterans. We feel it's very important and to show as big of respect as we can. The ceremony at the conclusion of the parade featured special speeches from members of the Marine Corps. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.