Southern Ohio Amateur Radio Association The 150th Ironton Memorial Day Parade May 28, 2018. “150 Years of Honor”
The Southern Ohio Amateur Radio Association (SOARA) and the Lawrence County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) operators provided communications for the parade. Also, the Ohio Flags of Honor and the Vietnam Memorial Wall were on display. This was a perfect day for the parade with temperatures reaching 90° and bright and sunny skies. There were over 400 different groups making up 12 different divisions in the parade this year. The attendance was one of the largest in the history of the parade filling the sidewalks, parking lots, walkways, lawns, along the parade route. Additionally, a special event was when two F-16 fighter jets flew over top of the parade.
The following is a list of amateur radio operators who participated from Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky:
Jim Rowe N8TVO and Faye Rowe
A. J. Pierson N8LRO
Tim Nicely AC8VQ
Mike Love WB8YKS
Jerry Lockhart W8HIC
Rhonda Vansickle KB8BCO
Taylor Darby K4AHS
Don Kemper KN4KSS
Joe Thompson KD8FPX
James “REN” Reneau N4REN
Gary Caldwell WX8G
Dave Bruce KD8NYN
Beth Jenkins KE8HTM
Dennis Grant KD8UDM
Dave Baker W8XDB
Eddie Jenkins N8URU
Annabelle Jenkins KB8TGI
Randy France KD8VRU
Greg Hendry W8DUQ and Tina Hendry
Fred Herr WD8AGH
Keith Brooks N8DKB
Jerry Huffman N8YN
A special thank you to Jim Rowe N8TVO for coordinating the amateur radio communications and being a member of the parade committee.
Mike Love, WB8YKS
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