Adams County veterans to serve as West Union parade grand marshals
Living Adams County veterans will lead West Union’s July 4 parade as grand marshals, with lineup at 9 a.m. and step-off at 10 a.m. from Cherry Street.
Living Adams County veterans will lead West Union’s Independence Day Parade as Grand Marshals, putting local military service at the center of the village’s July 4 celebration. The parade is scheduled for Saturday, July 4, at 10 a.m., and the West Union Lions Club is framing the choice around Adams County men and women who served in every branch and across many eras.
The club said the honor is reserved for living Adams County veterans, whether they served in wartime or peacetime and whether their duty took place at home or abroad. That recognition lands in a year when the nation is marking its 250th anniversary, and West Union’s parade is being promoted with an America 250 theme.
Veterans who want to take part are asked to arrive no later than 9:30 a.m. at the Historic Olde Wayside Inn in West Union. Parade lineup for all entries begins at 9 a.m. along Cherry Street, and the Lions Club said transportation will be provided during the event to help move veterans into place. Organizers are asking veterans to call (937) 544-4131 or send a private message through social media so seating and other logistics can be arranged.
The parade itself remains one of Adams County’s longest-running Fourth of July traditions. At least one event listing identifies it as the 73rd Annual Independence Day Parade in West Union, underscoring how long the route through town has served as a public marker of local identity and civic participation.
The Lions Club has used the parade before to recognize hometown figures. David and Nancy Hook served as Grand Marshals in 2021, Mark and Dara Wickerham held the role in 2022, and Gary McClellan and Bonnie Harover were named Grand Marshals in another year, continuing a pattern of centering local service in the holiday celebration.
The West Union Lions Club is part of Lions Clubs International and uses the motto “We Serve,” a fit for a parade that this year turns its spotlight on the county’s living veterans. For veterans seeking help with community recognition or other services, the Adams County Veterans Service Office is at 923 Sunrise Ave., Room 102, in West Union, and can be reached at (937) 544-7857.
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