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District 5 News Photo by Bob Quinlan Post 211 Color Guard leads Band-a-rama The Color Guard from American Legion Post 211 in Avon Lake led the parade for the 47th Annual Band-a-rama in the Avon Lake Stadium. Pictured is the Firelands Marching Band passing by the Color Guard for the opening ceremony where nine bands from around the county performed for between 1,500 to 2,000 fans and parents. Fremont Post presents flags at 9/11 Memorial On September 8, 2011, Terra State Community College in Fremont, Ohio, hosted a 9/11 Memorial Ceremony. American Legion Post 121 of Fremont participated in the ceremony by presenting the flags of the respective branches of the military. Elyria Post 12 marches in V-J Day parade American Legion Post 91 in Moosup (Plainfield) CT, has sponsored a V-J Day parade for decade. This year on August 14th it hosted the 50th Anniversary of the V-J Day Parade. Note: Not the 50th anniversary of V-J Day. As this was a special event, American Legion Post 12 Color Guard of Elyria, Ohio, was invited to participate in the largest V-J parade in America. As the Elyrians had marched in this event in 1995, 1996 and 1999, it was considered to be an honor. They competed against 12 other Legion color guards from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont. Proudly displaying the Ohio State flag, they were awarded best color in the parade.