ND State Parade honors 250 years of heroes
ELOISE OGDEN/MDN The Western North Dakota Honor Flight served as the 2026 North Dakota State Parade grand marshal. Since it was organized in 2021, the organization has flown more than 1,000 veterans to visit memorials built in their honor in Washington, D.C. Currently, more than 400 are on the waiting list for their flight of honor. The parade, held Saturday, July 18, in Minot, had a wide variety of units to honor veterans and the nation's 250th birthday. Two World War II aircraft from the Dakota Territory Air Museum conducted flyovers during the parade as part of the tribute to veterans and the nation.
ELOISE OGDEN/MDN An honor guard with the Minot Veterans of Foreign Wars led the 2026 North Dakota State Parade in Minot Saturday, July 18. The approximately 4-hour parade, with 217 units, carried the theme "Honoring 250 Years of Heroes." Many lined the sides of the streets to watch the parade despite the rising temperature.
ELOISE OGDEN/MDN Minot State University and numerous other organizations and businesses included a salute or happy birthday or anniversary to America theme for their units in the North Dakota State Parade in Minot Saturday, July 18.
ELOISE OGDEN/MDN Youth with the Minot Hockey Boosters unit in the North Dakota State Parade in Minot Saturday, July 18, skated the route from Broadway and into the North Dakota State Fairgrounds. Many accompanying units in the parade generously handed out candy to those along the route watching the parade.
ELOISE OGDEN/MDN The Western North Dakota Honor Flight served as the 2026 North Dakota State Parade grand marshal. Since it was organized in 2021, the organization has flown more than 1,000 veterans to visit memorials built in their honor in Washington, D.C. Currently, more than 400 are on the waiting list for their flight of honor. The parade, held Saturday, July 18, in Minot, had a wide variety of units to honor veterans and the nation's 250th birthday. Two World War II aircraft from the Dakota Territory Air Museum conducted flyovers during the parade as part of the tribute to veterans and the nation.
ELOISE OGDEN/MDN An honor guard with the Minot Veterans of Foreign Wars led the 2026 North Dakota State Parade in Minot Saturday, July 18. The approximately 4-hour parade, with 217 units, carried the theme "Honoring 250 Years of Heroes." Many lined the sides of the streets to watch the parade despite the rising temperature.
ELOISE OGDEN/MDN Minot State University and numerous other organizations and businesses included a salute or happy birthday or anniversary to America theme for their units in the North Dakota State Parade in Minot Saturday, July 18.
ELOISE OGDEN/MDN Youth with the Minot Hockey Boosters unit in the North Dakota State Parade in Minot Saturday, July 18, skated the route from Broadway and into the North Dakota State Fairgrounds. Many accompanying units in the parade generously handed out candy to those along the route watching the parade.