Montgomery hosts America 250 celebration at Capitol
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America 250 celebrations will be taking over event spaces and venues across the country over the next six weeks.
Our state got things started Thursday morning when Gov. Kay Ivey hosted a celebration at the Capitol which included live music, speeches and a flyover by four F-35 jets.
“There is no state in the nation who does it quite like Alabama and no one who loves their country more than Alabamians do… This historic summer, the American flag will hang from the Capitol columns. And I invite all my fellow Alabamians and our visitors to come by and check it out.”
Gov. Kay Ivey on social media
The celebration started around 11AM with the 151st Army Band playing music to welcome the crowd to the Capitol.
The full program included:
- Sen. Arthur Orr, Chairman, Alabama USA Semiquincentennial Commission
- Marion Military Institute
- Amelia Alverson, Pell City High School student sang the national anthem
- Evan Parker, Eagle Scout
- Jimmy Rane
- Gov. Kay Ivey
- Performance by Randy Owen of Alabama
Check out more photos + details from the celebration on Montgomery UP.
