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Armed Forces Day Events Highlight Cedar Rapids Observance
Cedar Rapids prepares for Armed Forces Day on May 17 with a citywide parade at 11 16 a m and a joint review by Brig Gen B P Purdue Fort Leonard Wood Ma The day includes an Eastern Iowa band festival civic events at Municipal Island plaza outdoor movies and a dinner dance sponsored by the Reserve Officers Association at the Montrose hotel The local AFROTC unit at Coe College and Naval Reserve Training Center lead recruiting and display units across the area with aviation flyovers and demonstrations featuring B 25 and B 26 aircraft
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Eastern Iowa
U.S. Army
B. P. Purdue
Fort Leonard Wood
Cedar Rapids
Municipal Island Plaza
Rapids
Robert G. Stutzman
Army
Navy
National Guardsmen
Coe College
Armed Forces
Afrotc
Alr
Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Coe
Naval Reserve Training Station
Memorial Building
National Guard
A Avenue NE
Organized Reserve Corps
Volunteer Air Reserve Training Group
Naval Reserve Training Center
J. F. Melton
Air Force
The
Guard
Cal. Carlen Smith
Cedar ‘Rapids
National ‘ Guard
Col. Smith
133Rd Infantry
Red Bull
185Th Field Artillery
566Th Field Artillery
1188Rd
Cedar Falls
Sabula
National Guard Training Center
Town City
Toledo
Franklin E. Geske
John N. Nichols
Iowa
Caritex BD. Ferriby
Waterloo
Dubuque
Davenport
Rock Island
Robert N. Ettinger
Linn, Jones, Berton
Johnson
Towa
John J. McKee
Towa City