Dearborn’s 87th Annual Memorial Day Parade — the oldest continuous parade in Michigan — presents a special tribute to those who served and died in the Vietnam War, in this 50th anniversary year of the conflict.

The parade begins at 10:30 a.m. and travels Michigan Avenue from Greenfield Road to Schaefer and includes 80 military and community groups, five flyovers, special guests and military vehicles.

The Dearborn Allied War Veterans Council, led by 2011 Commander Craig Tillman, organizes the parade with support from the City of Dearborn.

The parade follows a solemn funeral procession beginning at 9:30 a.m. for three veterans who died without resources or family and whose remains have been left in Dearborn funeral homes.

After the parade, the traditional Remembrance Service will be at noon at the War Memorial on the grounds of City Hall.

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