Middle Village Honors Veterans With Day Parade
Master Sgt. Sean Baltrusitis served as grand marshal of the November 8, 2026 Veterans Day parade along Metropolitan Avenue.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Civic
Middle Village held its annual Veterans Day parade on November 8, 2026, with Master Sgt. Sean Baltrusitis serving as grand marshal. Marchers traveled Metropolitan Avenue from 79th Street to Christ the King High School.
Why it matters
The parade recognizes local service members and gives Queens residents a public occasion to honor veterans. Baltrusitis's long career and leadership of a local VFW post highlight the community's ties to military service.
Baltrusitis enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1988 and served more than two decades, including in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The source does not report attendance or participant totals for the parade.
The players
Sean Baltrusitis
Master Sgt. Baltrusitis is a longtime Army veteran who commands Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 551 and led the parade as grand marshal.
Phil Wong
Wong is a New York City Council Member who attended the parade.
Donovan Richards
Richards is the Queens Borough President who attended the parade.
Grace Meng
Meng is a U.S. Representative who attended the parade and noted that Queens has the most veterans of any borough.
The details
Participants included the NYPD Police Band, students from PS 49, Kiwanis Club of Glendale members, dancers from Moves and Motions, and youngsters from the Middle Village Players Roller Hockey League. A Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 32 bus also traveled the route, and City Council Member Phil Wong, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and U.S. Rep. Grace Meng attended.
Timeline
November 8, 2026: Middle Village Veterans Day parade held along Metropolitan Avenue
Legal Context
Annual Veterans Day parades in Queens follow a long-standing local tradition of commemorating service members on or near November 11. This Middle Village event continues that pattern of community-organized observances in the outer boroughs.
The parade route ran along Metropolitan Avenue from 79th Street to Christ the King High School, so residents near that stretch could watch it in person. The source does not describe road closures or other logistical changes for the public.
The takeaway
Local parades like this one give residents a direct way to recognize veterans in their own neighborhood. Attending or following such events is a simple step toward supporting the people who served.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by QNS.
