Universal Studios to salute veterans on Friday

Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel

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Universal Studios will have a in-park parade of its military veterans for an early commemoration of Veterans Day on Friday.

Members of the Universal Orlando Resort's Veteran Network will be joined by folks from the American Legion, Orlando Police Department, the Orlando Fire Department's Pipe & Drum Corps, high-school ROTC branches and the Jones High School marching band. The parade will start at 11 a.m. at Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue, and it will include a ceremonial flag-raising at the theme park's Music Plaza.

Universal Orlando characters and performers will accompany veterans as they parade through the Studios.