MARCHING.COM: 2012 National Independence Day Parade Lineup

July 4th parade travels Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 1, 2012) — The 2012 National Independence Day Parade will be a patriotic, flag-waving, red-white-and-blue celebration of America's birthday with a lineup of marching bands, military units and patriotic floats. The annual procession begins at 11:45 AM (Eastern) on Wednesday, July 4th.

The parade route begins at the corner of Constitution Avenue and 7th Street NW, travels west down Constitution past the White House, and ends at 17th Street.

The complete 2012 National Independence Day Parade lineup in order of appearance is shown below.

2012 National Independence Day Parade Order
As of July 1, 2012

1-12. Welcome, Color Guards, National Anthem Performance and Pledge of Allegiance
13. Metropolitan Police Motorcycle Team
14. Metropolitan Police Honor Guard
15. Lead Banner: America's 2012 Independence Day Parade
16-18. National Park Service
19. 5 Red And White Stripe Feather Flags
20. Commander of Troops
21. Joint Staff Officers - Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard
22. Band: 257th D.C. National Guard Band
23. US Army Marching Platoon
24. US Marine Corps Marching Platoon
25. Armed Forces Color Guard
26. US Navy Marching Platoon
27. US Air Force Marching Platoon
28. US Coast Guard Marching Platoon
29. Band: 3rd US Infantry Old Guard Fife And Drum Corps
30. Uncle Sam on Stilts
31. Smithsonian Honor Guard
32. Band: Moore High School Band, Oklahoma
33. Float - Backyard Barbeque with Vicki Golding
34. Performance - Vicki Golding "God Bless The USA"
35. Equestrian - The Legends Posse
36. DC Roller Girls with American Flags
37. National Capital Region Mustang Club
38. Band: Aiken High School Band, South Carolina
39. National Capital Region Mustang Club with The Military Order Of The Purple Heart
40. Balloon - Uncle Sam Classic
41. Band: Bald Eagle High School Band, Pennsylvania
42. Top Dog Canine
43. National Museum Of Crime And Punishment - Metro Police & Mcgruff
44. Band: Cabot High School Band, Arkansas
45. Woodside One Wheelers
46. Performance - Woodside One Wheelers
46a. Band: Evansville North High School Band, Indiana
47. 3 Large Fabric Stars
48. 5 Large Flags
49. Mt. Airy Bicycle High Wheel Society
50. Band: Derby High School Band, Kansas
51. Hershey's Kissmobile Cruiser
51a. Cub Scout Pack 461
52. 101st Airborne Division Association F-Body Hideout Club
53. Band: Dilley High School Band, Texas
54. Float - Georgia Devil Dog Detachment 952
55. Balloon - Red From Fraggle Rock
55a. Band: Alliance High School Band, Nebraska
56. Female Re-Enactors of Distinction
57. Washington Area Collectors of Military Vehicles
57a. 9th & 10th Buffalo Soldiers riding in a 1971 US Army M35 2 1/2 Ton Truck
58. Pembrook Hamilton Club Majorettes and Drum Corps, Bermuda
59&61. Band: Gilbert High School Band, Arizona
62. I.D. Banner - Swing Shift
63. Float - America's Birthday Celebration Float with Swing Shift & Abraham Lincoln
64. Performance - Swing Shift "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
65. 1939 Plymouth Pick Up Truck and 1970 Cutlass Convertible
66. Band: Jackson Liberty High School Band, New Jersey
67. 5 Large Flags
68. I.D. Banner
69. Float - Little Red Wagon with The Beauty Queens & Miss America's Outstanding Teen
70. Performance - Elizabeth Fechtel, Miss America's Outstanding Teen "God Bless America"
71. Band: James Enochs High School Band, California
72. Balloon - Yogi Bear
73. 30 X 60 American Flag
74. Red Skins Unit - 4 Vehicles, Cheerleaders, Red Skins Band, 85th Anniversary Tour Bus
75. Band: John Reagan High School Band, Texas
76. Mobile USO - USO of Metropolitan Washington
77. Fraternidad Cultural Pachama Tinkus
78. Wyatt Rinker - Delorian Car
79. Band: Kellis Marching Corps, Arizona
80. Float - Celebration USA
81. Performance - Celebration USA "Hats Off"
82. 1948 Chevrolet Fleetline Car
83. Band: New York Mills High School Band, Minnesota
84. Balloon - USA Flag
85. 5 Large Flags
86. Washington Nationals Nat-Mobile
87. Band: Patriots Marching Band, Minnesota
88. Balloon - Red, White and Blue Hot Air Balloon
89. Band: Pitman High School Band, California
90. 25 American Flags
91. Float - America On Parade with Jino Ray & George Washington
92. Performance - Jino Ray "We Shall Be Free"
93. Band: York Lions Steel Band, Canada
94. Little Hometown Soldiers
95. 1937 US Capitol Police Car
96. Band: South High Community Band, Massachusetts
97. 1950 Metropolitan Police Paddy Wagon
98. 3 Large Fabric Stars
99. 5 Large Flags
100. Band: Falun Dafa Divine Marching Band & Drummers and Lotus Flower Float
101. Boy Scout Troop 55, Great Falls, Virginia
102. National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution
103. Band: Sundown High School Band, Texas
104. Balloon - American Eagle
105. Band: Wakefield High School Band Massachusetts
106. Vietnamese American Community of Washington, DC
107. Model T Club
108. Band: West Aurora High School Band, Illinois
109. 5 Large Flags
110. DC Fire and EMS
111. Band: Lehi High School Band, Utah
112. Greater Washington Chinese American Community
113. Veterans Hospital Vehicles & Veterans
114. Band: Lynn Public School Band, Massachusetts
115. 1903 Oldsmobile
116. Balloon - Patriotic Hat
117. Band: Statesboro High School Band, Georgia
118. Balloon - Strawberry Shortcake
119. National Park Service National Independence Day Parade Recycling Team
120. America Supports You Trailer
121. Band: Appleton East High School Band, Wisconsin
122. Float - Cloggers On Parade with The Cloggers
123. Cloggers On Parade Performance "The Great Defenders"
124. Rathhayatra - The Giant Chariot
125. Closing

For additional information, visit July4thParade.com. Marching bands interested to participate in future years can view the National Independence Day Parade information on Marching.com.

Source material courtesy of Diversified Events/National Park Service.

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