BY: Liliana Rocio, Senior Editor for World Liberty TV, @ 41^st  Street   &  5th NYC, Sun Oct 6^th   2024

The 87th annual Pulaski Day Parade will be held on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at 12:30 PM on Fifth Ave. in New York City and accompanying events.This year’s Parade theme is for Freedom Is Measured by Crosses.

Thousands of Polish Americans will be marching in the streets of New York representing schools, youth and sports organizations, folk dance groups, businesses, and parishes of the Tri-State area.

Representatives of the Polish government and distinguished community members will also pay tribute to our heritage. Please show your Polish-American pride by supporting this great event.

Since 1937, the Polish-American community of New York has honored General Casimir Pulaski, a Polish aristocrat, and American Revolutionary War Hero during the month of October.

The Parade is held annually on the first Sunday of October. It closely coincides with the October 11th General Pulaski Memorial Day, a national observance of his death at the Siege of Savannah.

The breakfast took place just before the parade, at the Iconic Women’s Republican club, master of ceremonies was Bartek Szymanski, Secretary for The GPMPC, INC, The national anthems were performed by Joanna Kolbuzewska, polish national anthem, Boze Cos Polske and the USA Anthem by Michal Jamrozek.

Welcoming remarks by Richard D. Zawisny,  President of The General Pulaski Memorial parade, thanking honored guests, sponsors for making the 87^th annual parade a super success.

Invocation was by Rev. Can. Bogumil Chrusciel , greetings and welcoming remarks by Peter Praszkowicz, 2024 Grand Marshall of the 87^th Annual Pulaski parade 2024.

Guest speakers were Anna Maria Anders, Honorary grand marshal.  Mateusz Sakowicz , Consulate general of the republic of Poland in New York city.

Other honored guests included Mayor Eric Adams, Mayoral Candidate Curtis Sliwa, political leaders from Council, senate, Congress and many more respected leaders who marched in the Polish parade 2024.

The parade is named after, General Pulaski.    joined General George Washington in the war for America’s independence in 1777 and became known as the “Father of the American Cavalry”. He lost his life in October 1779, at the Battle of Savannah.

Burdened by debts, Casimir Pulaski was found in Paris by Benjamin Franklin and enlisted in for American cause.

Pulaski joined George Washington’s army just before the battle of Brandywine. Acting under Washington’s orders without commission Pulaski lead the scouting party that discovered the British flanking movement and the American escape route.

He then gathered all available cavalry to cover the retreat, leading a dashing charge that surprised the British and allowed the American army to escape.

Congress rewarded Pulaski with a commission as brigadier general and command of all American cavalry. He spent the winter of 1777-8 training and outfitting the cavalry units but in March, he gave way before the intrigues of his jealous officers.

He requested and Washington approved the formation of an independent corp of cavalry and light infantry of foreign volunteers.

Pulaski’s Legion became the training ground for American cavalry officers including “Light Horse” Harry Lee, the father of Robert E. Lee, and the model for Lee’s and Armand’s legions. Thirteen Polish officers served under Pulaski in the legion.

The best assessment of Pulaski’s legion came from a British officer who called them simply “the best damned cavalry the rebels ever had”.

In 1779 Pulaski and his legion were sent south to the besieged city of Charleston where he immediately raised morale and assisted in breaking the siege.

A joint operation with the French was planned to recapture the city of Savannah. Against Pulaski’s advice the French commander ordered an assault against the strongest point of the British defense.

Seeing the allied troops falter Pulaski galloped forward to rally the men, when he was mortally wounded by British cannon shot. He died two days later and was buried at sea.

Pulaski was the romantic embodiment of the flashing saber and the trumpets calling to the charge, and that is how history has remembered him.

The larger-Than-life aspect of his death has often obscured his steadier, quieter, and more lasting services.

It was in the drudgery of forging a disciplined American cavalry that could shadow and report on British movements, in the long distance forage raids to feed and clothe the troops at Valley Forge, and the bitter hit and run rearguard actions that covered retreating American armies that slowed British pursuit, that gave Pulaski the title of “Father of the American cavalry”.

Thousands of people lined 5^th Ave, from 41^st to 54 streets were the parade took place.

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