Howie Dunn to lead this year’s Memorial Day Parade
The King’s County Memorial Day Parade – the nation’s longest-running Memorial Day procession – has encompassed the streets of Bay Ridge for more than 20 years and, for its 148th year in action, its kingpins have tapped Bay Ridge bigwig Howard Dunn as grand marshal.
“The guy has been a stalwart of the community,” said the parade’s Executive Director Raymond Aalbue of the retired naval veteran and local luminary. “He’s a World War II vet – everyone knows who he is. He’s fully deserving of getting the recognition that a grand marshal gets.”
Dunn, an active player in the King’s County parade since the 1940s, was active in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946, and was the county commander of the American Legion in 1968.