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Keeping the tradition alive in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade

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Greg Wemple

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Members of the Grand Rapids, Michigan, Fire Department Pipes and Drums performed in the Grand Rapids, Michigan, St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 14.

The band did their first performance at the Grand Rapids St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 2019.

Thanks to FR1 reader Greg Wemple for the photo.

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