Chief Warrant Officer Five Mark S. Marini, Sr. of Suffield will be one of the 2016 Veterans Day Parade Marshals in Hartford. New England’s largest veterans parade will step off at 12:30 p.m. near the State Capitol Building and proceed through downtown Hartford, rain or shine. One hour before the parade starts, an 11:30 a.m. Wreath-Laying Ceremony will be held at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch to remember all veterans. There will be a color guard and music, and a bugler will play “Taps”.
Marchers include Connecticut residents who are an active, retired or honorably discharged members of the U.S. Armed Forces including commissioned officers, warrant officers and enlisted personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, National Guard or Reserves. Also included will be veterans groups, patriotic commissions, local municipalities, marching bands and drill teams from colleges, high and middle schools, and bagpipe & drum corps and fife & drum corps from across the state.
Chief Warrant Officer Five Mark S. Marini, Sr. has 41 years of military service with the Connecticut Army National Guard, the past 17 of those as the Command Chief Warrant Officer of the CTNG’s Joint Force Headquarters. He is responsible for the formulation, development and implementation of all programs and policies affecting the Connecticut Army National Guard Warrant Officer Corps.