Past Grand Marshals
2000
Major General James E. Livingston, USMC (Ret) – Gulfport
2001
Lieutenant General Bryan Shott, USAF (Ret) – Gulfport
2002
Major General Clark Griffith, USAF (Ret) – Biloxi
2003
Jeremiah “Jerry” O’Keefe, Sr. USA (Ret) – Biloxi
2004
Colonel Lawrence “Larry” Roberts, USAF (Ret) – Gulfport
2005
Hurricane Katrina – no parade – scheduled for Biloxi
2006
Major General Harold A Cross, ARNG (Ret) – Biloxi
2007
Chief Warrant Officer 3rd Class Lewis Shank – Gulfport
2008
Command Sergeant Major Ed Horstman, USA (Ret) – Biloxi
1st year GCVP received Regional Site Certification designation by the National Veterans Administration
2009
Command Sergeant Major Adelchi Pilutti, USA (Ret) – Gulfport
2010
Fred Wallace Haise, Jr., Astronaut (Ret) – Biloxi
2011
Lieutenant Albert “Al” Balius, USA (Ret) – D’Iberville
2012
Colonel Henry J. Cook, III, USA (Ret) – Gulfport
2013
Colonel Phyllis A. Luttman, USAF (Ret) – Biloxi
2014
Cliff Kuykendall GMC (SS) (Ret) – Biloxi
2015
Major General Augustus “Leon” Collins – Gulfport
Adjutant General Mississippi National Guard
2016
Co-Grand Marshals – D’Iberville
LTC Henry Burkle and CWO4 Tom Adams
2017
CMDCM Dick Wade (Ret) – Biloxi
2018
Thomas E. “Butch” Harris (Ret)– Gulfport
2019
Gene Taylor – D’Iberville