 More about Fort Vancouver and Pearson Field, June 2016 through the 200th yr commemoration Aug 2025 and the Christmas event in 2025, including other various events through the years: I've wanted to attend the Veterans Day parade at Fort Vancouver for many years, but November weather isn't always conducive, especially when your lower limbs are so susceptible to the cold. But in 2025 it wasn't rainy, and temps were in 50s, so I dressed warm as I could, and went. How glad I am! Entrants came from both Washington and Oregon, some from fairly far away. I was happy to see so many scouting youth honoring our Veterans, along with the rest of us. There were 2 or 3 announcer tents, but it was difficult to make out what they said for every entry. I wish they had published the parade route; I would have parked in the nice new flat parking lot near the reconstructed Fort, with more and better handicapped parking. They published and marked a handicapped parking lot, but it was woefully inadequate: not nearly enough spaces, and none with room to deploy my van ramp. The Parade The Veterans Day event continued at Pearson Field Indoor booths for many services offered veterans at the Veterans Day Event at Fort Vancouver-Pearson Field, Vancouver WA  US flag, WA state flag, POW/MIA, US Army (surprisingly, white), Marines, Navy, Air Force, Space Force (black), Coast Guard (also white), Merchant Marines, Gold Star service flag (for those who were killed)--photo taken after the crowds were mostly dispersed. Note the plane in the sky between the WA state flag and the POW/MIA flag. Pearson Field A few fotos of Fort Vancouver ( The reconstructed Fort was closed due to lack of funding through a government shutdown. Clark County Veterans War Memorial--McClellan Rd & Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver WA Though this was Veterans Day, not Memorial Day, surely we can celebrate our fallen heroes as well.
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