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Ohio National Guard supports
2017 Columbus Veterans Day parade

Video by Sgt. Andrew Kuhn, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs

COLUMBUS, Ohio (11/09/17) — Highlights from the 2017 Columbus Veterans Day parade in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman, Ohio adjutant general, served as grand marshal for this year’s parade, which celebrated the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force.

photo slider of parade images.
Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, ONG

Band coming down the street.
Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, ONG

Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman, Ohio adjutant general waves from vehicle.

Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman, Ohio adjutant general, served as
grand marshal. ~ (Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, ONG )

Closeup of color guard.

Master Sgt. Steven Nace, 121st Mission Support Group first sergeant, prepares to march in the color guard. Nace has deployed numerous times including a tour in Afghanistan, where he was awarded a Purple Heart.
~ (Senior Master Sgt. Ralph Branson, ONG)

Re-enactors portraying different eras in U.S. military history

Re-enactors portraying different eras in U.S. military history.
~ (Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, ONG )

Color Guard from the 121st Air Refueling Wing.

Color Guard from the 121st Air Refueling Wing, stationed at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio.
~ (Staff Sgt. Michael Carden, ONG )

A color guard from the 121st Air Refueling Wing.
~ (Senior Master Sgt. Ralph Branson, ONG)

A C-130H Hercules of the 179th Airlift Wing, based in Mansfield, Ohio, performs a flyover.
~ (Senior Master Sgt. Ralph Branson, ONG)
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