WATCH: Medal of Honor motorcade escorts national heroes to a 3-day event in Gainesville
The North Texas city hosts an annual event recognizing the national heroes with a parade, dinner, and other special events.
This year's motorcade is on Wednesday, April 19, and is expected to leave the south side of the airport between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. From there the motorcade will travel about 60 miles to Gainesville along highways 183, 360, 114, and 121. Historically, some parts of the highways and access points along Interstate 35W and Interstate 35E have been temporarily closed as agencies work to get the motorcade on the highway and headed toward Cooke County.
Citizens traveling along the motorcade route should be aware of traffic delays that are likely to occur. The Medal of Honor recipients are often joined by hundreds of motorcycle riders, including the Patriot Guard Riders and members of law enforcement, many of whom began lining up near Amon Carter Boulevard and Texas 183 hours before the motorcade begins.
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