Lifelong Seabee to lead vets’ parade

BILOXI, Miss. - The Gulf Coast Veterans Parade organization announced Sept. 18 that the Grand Marshal for the 17th Annual Gulf Coast Veterans Parade will be retired Navy Master Chief Dick Wade. Wade enlisted in the Navy in 1944, and ended his military career at Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport in 1990. The Vets’ Day parade will be at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 and start in front of city hall. (Source: Naval Construction Battalion Center Facebook page 09/18/17)