▁festiv ities ▁on ▁race ▁morning . ▁The ▁organ izing ▁committee ▁bo asts ▁the ▁para de ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁a ▁fire ▁swe pt ▁through ▁the ▁storage ▁hang ar ▁housing ▁the ▁flo ats ▁for ▁that ▁year ' s ▁para de , ▁threaten ing ▁to ▁cancel ▁the ▁event . ▁Only ▁four ▁flo ats ▁were ▁sp ared , ▁and ▁Bud dy ▁Laz ier ' s ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁winning ▁car ▁escaped ▁the ▁fire ▁only ▁because ▁the ▁museum ▁had ▁decided ▁to ▁wait ▁a ▁few ▁extra ▁days ▁before ▁deliver ing ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁float ▁st aging ▁area . ▁The ▁para de ▁went ▁on ▁as ▁scheduled , ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁slightly ▁re to o led ▁format . ▁ ▁The ▁grand ▁mar sh als ▁for ▁the ▁annual ▁para de ▁have ▁been ▁as ▁follows : ▁▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁L t . ▁Gen . ▁G . ▁W . ▁Arnold ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Sh ir ley ▁Mac La ine ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Gen . ▁David ▁M . ▁Sh oup , ▁Indiana ▁native , ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁recip ient , ▁ 2 2 nd ▁US MC ▁Command ant ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁L t . ▁Gen . ▁Joe ▁W . ▁Kelly , ▁Indiana ▁native , ▁D FC ▁recip ient , ▁ 5 th ▁M AT S ▁Commander ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁Gen . ▁Herbert ▁B . ▁Pow ell ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁L t . ▁Gen