Presidential
Inaugural Committee PRESS RELEASE
FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
CONTACT: Tracey Schmitt
or
December 22,
2004
Ben
Porritt
PIC Announces
Participants
Invited
to Perform in 55th Inaugural Parade
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the 55th Presidential
Inaugural Committee (PIC) Executive Director Greg Jenkins announced the
initial
list of participants invited to perform in the 55th Inaugural Parade.
“We were humbled by both the talent and the great enthusiasm from
groups across the country who applied to participate in this year’s
Inaugural parade,” stated Jenkins. “We’ve worked hard to
make sure there is ample representation from across America
and believe the talent and
efforts of all will ensure the 2005 Inaugural Parade reflects both the
values
and skill of our great nation.”
The goal in the selection process is to have as many as 50 states
represented in the parade with a variety of entertainment.
Alaska Highlanders – Anchorage, AK
Auburn University
Marching Band – Auburn
University, AL
Mobile Azalea Trail – Mobile,
AL
Camden Fairview High
School Marching Band – Camden, AR
Arcadia High School
Marching Band – Arcadia,
CA
Merced
County Sheriffs Posse – Merced, CA
Freedom Riders
– Kersey, CO
First Company Governor’s Horse
Guards – Avon, CT
Connecticut’s Second Company
Governor’s Horse Guard – Newtown,
CT
St. John’s College High School
– Washington, DC
USS Uniform Division Honor Guard
– Washington, DC
USS Uniformed Division Motorcycle
Guard – Washington,
DC
New Castle County
Police Mounted Unit – New Castle, DE
Gaither High School
Marching Cowboys – Tampa,
FL
21st Ohio Infantry Civil
War History Group – Suwanee,
GA
Lowndes High School
“Georgia Bridgemen” Band – Valdosta,
GA
Grant Wood
All City
Drum Corps – Cedar Rapids,
IA
Americanas – Rexburg,
ID
Red Hot Mamas, Ltd. – Hayden,
ID
Lincoln-Way Central high School
Marching Knights – New Lenox,
IL
Culver Black Horse Troop &
Equestriennes – Culver, IN
Marion County Sheriff’s
Precision Drill Squad – Indianapolis,
IN
Ft. Riley
Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard – Ft. Riley, KS
Marshall County High School
Marching Marshalls – Benton,
KY
Warren County
Prevention Partnership – Bowling
Green, KY
West Monroe
High School Marching Band – West Monroe, LA
Lincoln Minute Men – Lincoln, MA
American Originals Fife & Drum
Corps – Annapolis,
MD
Ballou High School
– Washington, DC
Military Order of the Purple Heart
– District Heights,
MD
Scarborough and Elliot PD Exlorerer
Posts – Scarborogh,
ME
Mid American Pompon – Farmington
Hills, MI
Lakeville Senior High School
Marching Band – Lakeville,
MN
Stars ‘N’ Steeds Mounted
Drill Team – Willard,
MO
Stone High School Band – Wiggins, MS
West Johnston
High School Band – Benson, NC
University of Nebraska
at Omaha Marching Mavericks – Omaha, NE
Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps –
Nashua, NH
Jackson Memorial High
School Bands – Jackson,
NJ
Zuni Pueblo
Band – Zuni,
NM
McQueen High School
Band – Reno, NV
FDNY Emerald Society Pipes &
Drums – Breezy Point, NY
NYPD Emerald Society Pipes and Drums
– Bronx, NY
Lincoln Highway National
Museum
& Archives – Galion,
OH
Ohio State
University Marching Band – Columbus, OH
A Touch of Ear Draft Mule Hitch
– Cyril, OK
Broken Arrow High School Marching Band – Broken Arrow, OK
Tulsa County
Sheriff’s Office – Tulsa,
OK
Ring of Fire – Sherwood,
OR
Easton Area High School
“Red Rover” Marching Band
– Easton, PA
Washington Crossing Foundation – Newton Square, PA
Rhode Island Brotherhood of
Correctional Officers – Cranston,
RI
Easley NJROTC – Easley,
SC
The Summerall Guards – The
Citadel – Charleston,
SC
Northern State
University Marching Wolves – Aberdeen, SD
University of Tennessee
– Knoxville, TN
Crawford High School
Pirate Band – Crawford,
TX
First Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry
Detachment – Fort Hood,
TX
Kilgore College
Rangerettes – Kilgore,
TX
Ross Volunteer Company of Texas
A&M
University – College Station, TX
Texas A&M
University – Fightin’ Texas
Aggie Band – College Station,
TX
U.S. Border Control,
El Paso Sector – El Paso,
TX
University of Texas
Longhorn Band – Austin,
TX
American Fork High School
Marching Band – American Fork, UT
American Rescue Dog Association
– Woodford, VA
Halau Ho’omau I KaWai Ola
’O – Woodbridge, VA
United States
Army Caisson Platoon – Ft.
Myer, VA
Virginia Military Institute – Lexington,
VA
Virginia Tech Regimental Band –
Blacksburg, VA
Norwich University
– Northfield, VT
Menasha High School
Bluejay Brigade Marching Band – Menasha, WI
Liberty High School
– Clarksburg, WV
Wyoming High School
All State
Marching Band – Worland,
WY
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