Toms River officials announced the rescheduled date for the Ocean County Veterans Day Parade.

Normally the parade is held on Veterans Day, November 11th. However, with the timing of this year's NJ Education Association Convention, the event date needed to be moved.

Since the convention is always planned for the end of the week that includes Election Day, this year it fell on November 10th and 11th. Schools are closed to allow staff to attend, which means no band directors would be available to lead the parade's marching bands. Rather than have a parade without the bands from Toms River East, Toms River North, Toms River South, and Intermediate East, North, and South, parade officials made the decision to change the date.

Mayor Thomas Kelaher said this was the first year there has been a calendar conflict with the schools for the Veterans Day Parade.

The parade begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Toms River Shopping Center on Route 37, proceeding south on Main Street/Route 166 and then east onto Washington Street. Those roads will be closed to traffic for the duration of the parade, so you should plan an alternate route.

The parade will feature numerous military vehicles, elected officials, civic groups, first responders, marching bands and a showcase of vintage cars. Chariot Riders of Manchester will once again be providing a rider-less horse with riding boots backwards to symbolize fallen soldiers.

After the parade, there will be a ceremony held outside Toms River’s Town Hall at 33 Washington Street. A commemorative salute will begin at the 11th hour, which signifies the end of World War I, originally known as Armistice Day. The post-parade ceremony will feature speakers and honored guests, a rifle salute, and the placing of the wreath on the veterans monument.

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