All nominations to be the grand marshal at the next Surprise Veterans Day parade are due next week.

The Surprise Veterans, Disability and Human Services Commission is looking for worthy candidates by 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4.

The city is looking for nominations for outstanding people who have made a positive impact serving the U.S. military or a veteran service organization to lead the parade on Tuesday, Nov. 11.

The nomination form and details about the parade are available at surpriseaz.gov/VeteransDay.

Nominees must meet the following criteria:

• Preference will be given to Surprise residents, current or former, and those with strong community ties.
• Must have a connection to the U.S. military; a veteran or a family member of a veteran is preferred.
• Nominees cannot have previously served as the grand marshal of the Surprise Veterans Day Parade.
• Current elected officials or Veterans, Disability and Human Service Commissioners are not eligible.
• Self-nominations are prohibited.

All nominations must include biography of the nominee, description of what the nominee has done for the Surprise community, a description of what the nominee has done for the military, veterans or veteran service organizations and a summary of why this nominee should be selected.

For questions about the application or process, contact Seth Dyson at seth.dyson@surpriseaz.gov.