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Polish Americans celebrate Pulaski Day

04.10.2021 15:00
New York’s Fifth Avenue closed on Sunday as thousands of Polish Americans marched together in honor of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, the hero of the American Revolutionary War who died at the Battle of Savannah in October 1779.
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US-based Polish singer-songwriter Stan Borys and Radio Polands Danuta Isler during the 83rd annual Pulaski Day Parade in New York on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021.
US-based Polish singer-songwriter Stan Borys and Radio Poland's Danuta Isler during the 83rd annual Pulaski Day Parade in New York on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021.Photo: Danuta Isler/Radio Poland

In a special tribute this year, the 83rd Pulaski Day Parade celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of St. John Paul II, the revered Polish-born pope who led the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005.

The Honorable Heidi Jadwiga Kopala of New Jersey was the 2021 Grand Marshal of the Quadstate Pulaski Parade and led the contingents of New Jersey, New York State, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas up Fifth Avenue.

The Pulaski Day Parade has been celebrated on Fifth Avenue since 1937 and is the second-longest active parade in New York City history.

It is held on the first Sunday of October, shortly before General Pulaski Memorial Day on October 11.

Danuta Isler filed this report from New York.

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