The 110 members of the Long Island Living History Association and East Coast Doughboys pose in NYC's Times Square, by the statue of famous WWI chaplain, Father Duffy.

Doughboys remembered, saluted in 2018 NYC Veterans Day Parade

By Chris Isleib
Director of Public Affairs, United States World War One Centennial Commission

Our friends, the East Coast Doughboys and the Long Island Living History Association, were out in force November 11 to participate in the 2018 NYC Veterans Day Parade.

The parade, produced every year by the United War Veterans Council, took on an important World War I theme, as it fell on the day of the Armistice Centennial.

Kevin Fitzpatrick, leader of the East Coast Doughboys, was able to help recruit some 110 living history reenactors for the parade -- to include people portraying Americans and Allies, to reach soldiers, generals, nurses, and even WWI-era civilians. They brought with them a variety of gear, to include cars, trucks, and bicycles.

All these efforts were in the name of telling the story of our World War I veterans. The photos below show some of the people who took part in the parade,

 The members of the Long Island Living History Association and the East Coast Doughboys (ECD) living-history group prepare to march in the NYC Veterans Day Parade

 Living history reenactors portray French Army soldiers for the 2018 NYC Veterans Day Parade

The 2018 NYC Veterans Day Parade underway

The 2018 NYC Veterans Day Parade underway

The 2018 NYC Veterans Day Parade underway

The 2018 NYC Veterans Day Parade underway

Laura Adie, a member of the Cruiser Olympia Living History Crew, portrays a WWI U.S. Navy Yeomanette for the NYC Veterans Day Parade.

WWI-era Dodge truck is readied for the parade

East Coast Doughboys members Chris Kuhns and Gabriella Gill pose prior to participating in the 2018 NYC Veterans Day Parade.