Inaugural planners: Several states represented in parade
More than three dozen organizations have accepted invitations to take part in the inaugural parade after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in Jan. 20, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced. More than 8,000 participants will represent the various groups. A list of the organizations:
- 1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment, Fort Hood, Texas
- 1st Infantry Division Commanding General's Mounted Color Guard, Fort Riley, Kansas
- Boone County Elite 4-H Equestrian Drill Team, Burlington, Kentucky
- Caisson Platoon, Fort Myer, Fort Myer, Virginia
- Cleveland Police Mounted Unit, Cleveland, Ohio
- Coastal Florida Police & Fire Pipes & Drums, Palm Coast, Florida
- Columbus North High School Band, Columbus, Indiana
- Culver Academy Equestrian, Culver, Indiana
- First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Fishburne Military School Army JROTC Caissons Battalion, Waynesboro, Virginia
- Frankfort High School Band, Ridgeley, West Virginia
- Franklin Regional High School Panther Marching Band, Murrysville, Pennsylvania
- Indianapolis Metro Police Motorcycle Drill Team, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Lil Wranglers, College Station, Texas
- Marist College Band, Poughkeepsie, New York
- Merced County Sheriff's Posse, Hilmar, California
- Michigan Multi-Jurisdictional Mounted Police Drill Team & Color Guard, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Mid America Cowgirls Rodeo Drill Team, New Buffalo, Michigan
- Nassau County Firefighters Pipes & Drums, East Meadow, New York
- North Carolina Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association, Hillsborough, North Carolina
- NYPD Emerald Society Pipes & Drums, East Moriches, New York
- Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Illinois
- Palmetto Ridge High School Band, Naples, Florida
- Russellville High School Band, Russellville, Arkansas
- Talladega College Band, Talladega, Alabama
- Texas State University Strutters, San Marcos, Texas
- The Citadel Regimental Band & Pipes and Summerall Guards, Charleston, South Carolina
- The Freedom Riders, Kersey, Colorado
- Tupelo High School Band, Tupelo, Mississippi
- University of Tennessee Marching Band, Knoxville, Tennessee
- VMI Corps of Cadets, Lexington, Virginia
- West Monroe High School Marching Band, West Monroe, Louisiana
Several national groups have also accepted invitations to march in the parade, the committee announced. They are American Veterans; Boy Scouts of America; U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations; Disabled American Veterans; Paralyzed American Veterans; Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors; U.S. Border Patrol Pipes & Drums; Wounded Warrior Project; Kids Overseas.