The 16th annual Veterans’ Day parade in Burlington will enjoy lots of active participation from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

According to Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary president Joanne McDaniel, approximately 60 personnel from the base will march in the parade, many carrying posters of military members from the state of Washington who have given their lives for their country.

“The fallen soldier banner project is one way we can honor their memory,” said McDaniel.

Ladies auxiliary member Diane Small said their group has been raising funds so each of these soldiers and sailors is memorialized with a banner bearing their picture, hometown, name, rank, and branch of service. So far, they’ve made about 200 of them.

“The banners are displayed at appropriate venues around the state,” said Small. “The Veterans’ Day parade is certainly one of these, and the banners will be carried in the parade by their brothers-in-arms.”

The parade will also feature a U.S. Navy fly-over, said Tom Sheahan, of the Burlington Veterans’ Day Parade Committee.

“We hope to feature a privately-owned Russian tank from Anacortes, as well,” said Sheahan.

Parade Grand Marshal is Joe Moser, a pilot shot down in World War II who survived the hardships of an enemy concentration camp, said Sheahan.

The parade starts at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11.

For more information, contact Tom Sheahan at (360) 540-2920.