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Beckley Veterans Day parade honors Sarge Manning
Howard K. Manning 77 will be honorary parade marshal for Beckley’s Veterans Day Parade at 11 a.m. in downtown Beckley. A 30-year Army veteran and former Raleigh County commissioner, he served in the Chaplain Corps and several airborne divisions. Manning is a longtime Santa Claus performer and minister, sharing his time with churches and schools. First prize in the parade floats is $200, with $100 and $50 for second and third.
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U.S. Army
MacArthur-Crab Orchard Lions Club
VFW
American Legion
Raleigh County
Santa Claus
Crab Orchard
Howard K
Sarge” Manning
Beckley
Jim Rubin
Manning
Army
Chaplain Corps
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11Th
101St Airborne
Philippines
Okinawa
Japan
Fort Bragg
N.C
Korea
West Virginia
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Old Methodist
Pemberton
Beckley Exhibition
Santa
Raleigh
American Legion Post 32
Rubin
Sue Cox
Jim McGrady
Margaret Bower
Fred Henley
Walter Mankins
Truman Sayre
Jeanette Bruder
Barbara Schuyler
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