Springfield Announces 2025 Fourth of July Parade Grand Marshals
SPRINGFIELD CENTER—The Springfield Fourth of July Committee announced on Thursday, June 5 that Jerome and Regina Oakes will be the Grand Marshals for this year’s Fourth of July Parade.
According to a press release, Jerome Oakes and Regina Armstrong both grew up in the Town of Springfield but did not meet until the Fourth of July in 1976, at Springfield’s Bicentennial celebration of America’s Declaration of Independence. In 1980, Jerome and Regina were wed at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Springfield Center. According to the couple, they have always been happy to remain in Springfield, a place they consider to be beautiful and peaceful, and where they have both found satisfaction in service to their community.
Jerome Oakes is a veteran of the Vietnam War, and recipient of a Purple Heart medal of honor and other awards of distinction. He is a member of the Richfield Springs American Legion, the Cooperstown Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Utica Disabled American Veterans.
