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Summer 2009 LGBT Veterans'
Pride Parade and Event Listings

Austin, Texas
June 6, 2009
Line up: 7:30 PM
Location:  Riverside Drive & S. 1st Str.off I-35, Austin, Texas
Group: AVER-SA - Wes Giles Memorial Color Guard
Contact:  Robert O (Bob) Weeks
Phone:  210-558-4845 - H,  210-722-0873 - C
details: All veterans are welcome to come join us regardless of sexual orientation.    Full class "A" uniform required for color guard.

New York City
June 7, 2009
Lineup: 11 AM
Location: 37th Ave at 89th St, Jackson Heights, Queens, NYC
Queens Pride Parade
Group: AVER-NY
Contact: Denny Meyer
718 849-5665
glbtvetsnyc@yahoo.com
www.averny.tripod.com

Albuquerque, NM
June 13, 2009
Line up: 0930 hrs
Location: Central & Girard, Univ of NM, Albuquerque, NM
Group: Bataan (New Mexico)
Contact: Steve Loomis
505-301-1737
Contact e mail: sloomis@swcp.com
details: AVER will provide color guard & all gay vets are welcome to participate

Albuquerque, NM
13 June 2009
Time of Event: Noon
Location: New Mexico Exposition grounds
Type of Event: Pride Festival AVER Booth & Gays in Military History Booth
Group: Bataan (New Mexico)
Name/title of event: 2009 Albuquerque Gay Pride Festival
Contact: Steve Loomis
phone: 505-301-1737
Contact e mail: sloomis@swcp.com
details: Any gay vet participants are welcome in parade color guard and at Pride booths

Chicago
June 13
3 PM - 8 PM
Flag Day Celebration-
Chicago AVER's Buck's BBQ and Beer Bust
Contact: 773 752 0058
www.chicagoaver.org

Cost: $10

Chicago
Pride Festival
Halsted Street

June 26; 3 PM - 10 PM
June 27; 11 AM - !0 PM
Group: Chicago AVER
Contact: 773 752 0058
www.chicagoaver.org

Chicago
June 28
Line up: 11 AM
Location: Belmont and Halsted
Chicago Pride Parade
Group: Chicago AVER
Contact: 773 752 0058
www.chicagoaver.org

Details: Chicago AVER will be carrying it's 50 foot American Flag ("Gus") and needs 38 people to carry it; "Don't just watch the parade - BE a part of it!"
Contact Chicago AVER for additional events in May and June.

New York City
June 28, 2009
Line Up: TBA
Location: 5th Ave  TBA
Heritage of Pride Parade (Manhattan)
Group: AVER-NY
Contact: Denny Meyer
718 849-5665
glbtvetsnyc@yahoo.com
www.averny.tripod.com