2019 Participants
| Section | Line Up Number | Individual / Group | Detail Information |
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| Section “A” | #1 | Air Force Honor Guard | From Mac Dill AFB presenting colors. |
| Section “A” | #2 | Colonel Stephen P. Snelson, Parade Marshal | Wing Commander of Tampa’s pride & joy Mac Dill AFB. |
| Section “A” | #3 | Jack Weinel – Honoree WW II Veteran | A member of our “Greatest Generation.” Escorted by -Patriot Guard Riders |
| Section “A” | #4 | George Tamburello – Honoree WWII Veteran | A member of our “Greatest Generation.” Escorted by -Patriot Guard Riders |
| Section “A” | #5 | Webb Middle School March Band | The Marching Spiders lead by -Thomas McNair, Music Director. |
| Section “A” | #6 | Pat Kemp, District 6 Countywide Commissioner | Vice Chair of the Hillsborough County Commission. Elected in 2016 |
| Section “A” | #7 | Sandra Murman, District 1 | Hillsborough County Commissioner. Elected in 2010 and was a former chair. |
| Section “A” | #8 | Kimberly Overman, District 7 Countywide Commissioner | Hillsborough Countywide Commissioner. Elected in 2018 |
| Section “A” | #9 | Steven Cona – School Board Member | Hillsborough County School Board Member |
| Section “A” | #10 | Chad Chronister – Hillsborough County Sheriff and his Deputies | Hillsborough County Sheriff, his Officers and Mounted Unit |
| Section “A” | #11 | Morgan Woods Elementary School | Morgan Woods Elementary school is nestled in the Town and Country area within the Twelve Oaks subdivision. Our school is a VPK- 5th grade and participates in the Town and Country STEM innovation hub and Growing up Great programs. We pride ourselves in preparing our students to be ready for 21st century skills by developing the 4 C’s; communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking. |
| Section “A” | #12 | Girl Scouts of West Florida – Lead by Nerissa Casanova | Float – These young ladies, being groomed by Ms. Casanova, are our future leaders. |
| Section “A” | #13 | Berkeley Preparatory School “Pipe & Drum Corps” | Patrick Fisher , Music Director |
| Section “A” | #14 | Town & Country Autism Support | We are a not for profit charitable organization bringing awareness to autism and where to find help. |
| Section “A” | #15 | Bob Henriquez, Property Appraiser | Hillsborough County Property Appraiser and former State Representative |
| Section “A” | #16 | Ronald MacDonald & Company | FLOAT USS McHappy ship |
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| Section “B” | #1 | Leto High School ROTC | Under the leadership of Commander Jordan. |
| Section “B” | #2 | American Legion Post #152 | Float Our veterans of old continuing to make a difference in the lives of all veterans and the communities in which they live. |
| Section “B” | #3 | American Legion Auxiliary Unit | Post 152 American Legion Auxiliary Unit. |
| Section “B” | #4 | Cub Scout Troop #20 | Leaders in the making |
| Section “B” | #5 | Leto High School Marching Band | The Marching Falcons lead by Aaron Cabrera, Music Director |
| Section “B” | #6 | Greg Green, for Judge Group 31 | Candidate for Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Group 31 |
| Section “B” | #7 | Helene Daniel for Judge Group 30 | Candidate for Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Group 30 |
| Section “B” | #8 | Lindsay Alvarez for Judge Group 11 | Candidate for Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Group 11 |
| Section “B” | #9 | Lyann Goudie for Judge Group 10 | Candidate for Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Group 13 |
| Section “B” | #10 | William “Ty” Tison for Judge | Candidate for Hillsborough County Judge Group 7 |
| Section “B” | #11 | Jencey Brinson | Hillsborough County Office of Legislative Affairs |
| Section “B” | #12 | Buffalo Soldiers | Float – It is said that the soldiers of the all-black 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments were dubbed “buffalo soldiers” by the Native Americans they encountered. |
| Section “B” | #13 | Tampa Electric (TECO) | Float – Lighting up Tampa Bay. |
| Section “B” | #14 | Cub Scouts Pack 304 | Leaders in the making… |
| Section “B” | #15 | Alonso High School ROTC Cadets | Under the leadership of Major Charles L. Organ, Commanding Officer |
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| Section “C” | Entire Section “C” | Shriners | An organization dedicated to serving humanity. |
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| Section “D” | #1 | Jefferson High School Air Force JROTC | Under the leadership of Major Darren Spencer Commanding Officer |
| Section “D” | #2 | Boy Scouts Troop/Pack 315 | Our future leaders being groomed to fulfill their destiny. |
| Section “D” | #3 | The Krewe of Semper Fi | Float – Established in 2018 by Marine families to interact with the Tampa Bay community. |
| Section “D” | #4 | Rat Pack World Wide Security | A veteran owned security company, honoring all military veterans. |
| Section “D” | #5 | Rough Riders | Float Tampa’s Finest & Teddy Roosevelt’s Pride & Joy. |
| Section “D” | #6 | Krewe of Sir Henry Morgan | Float – A Caribbean Pirate who made his home in Jamaica |
| Section “D” | #8 | Krew of “F” Troop & The Thieves of San Lorenzo | Float – Dedicated to creating a “Brotherhood of Friendship” & this year they are join by the ladies of the Krewe of the Thieves of San Lorenzo. |
| Section “D” | #9 | Krewe of Augustina | Float – Agustina motto is… Work hard, play hard, give back, do all things with a full heart. |
| Section “D” | #10 | Mission BBQ | Float – BAMBAM, 2 ton military vehicle. Mission BBQ was built on a strong military foundation |
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| Section “E” | #1 | The Rose Group – Keller Williams Real Estate | Honoring all military veterans. |
| Section “E” | #2 | Hillsborough High School JROTC | Under the leadership of LTC Demetrius Green, Officer in charge |
| Section “E” | #3 | Town & Country Baseball | The community youngsters honoring military veterans. |
| Section “E” | #4 | Pierce Middle School Marching Band | The proud marching band of Pierce Middle School lead by Wesley Mejia – Music Director |
| Section “E” | #5 | JP Morgan Chase | Float Thanking veterans for their service. |
| Section “E” | #6 | Price Waterhouse Coopers | Honoring all military veterans. |
| Section “E” | #7 | Hillsborough County Anti Drug Group | A youth group raising awareness … lead by DENISE Birungi-Evans |
| Section “E” | #8 | Florida Institute for Community Studies | A 17 year organization in Town & Country since 2005. Program includes “Afterscool14Success, Prodigy, Partners in Well-Being and You Count – Census.” Directed by Alayne Unterberger, PhD |
| Section “E” | #9 | TJ Maxx | Honoring our Veterans. |
| Section “E” | #10 | Tampa Elks Lodge 708 | Displaying a banner in support of our veterans. |
| Section “E” | #11 | JDog Junk Removal | Float (Large truck) Honoring our veterans |
| Section “E” | #12 | Tampa Bay Animal Hospital | Jay Contes & Kara Sage salute our veterans. |
| Section “E” | #13 | Great Pyrenees Fanciers of Florida | Float- Pyrenees too wish to salute our troops! |
| Section “E” | #14 | New Spring School | The mission of New Springs Schools is to provide students with a well-rounded elementary and middle schools (K-8) education with special emphasis on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) as well as Reading in the light of research based, proven and innovative instructional methods in a stimulating environment. . |
| Section “E” | #15 | Santa Clause Drill Team (the best for last) | Santa Claus Drill Team is NOT a precision Drill Team/ We are a collection of primarily grizzled old Veterans who march to honor those who serve, those who have served and our local heroes, our policeman, our firefighters and our teachers. |
| Section “E” | #16 | The Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce |