Crowds lined up early Saturday for the first Route 66 Patriot Car Show at Route 66 Historical Village and Daniel Webster High School in Tulsa.
The morning kicked off with the Patriot Cruise, in which vehicles of all makes and models made the drive from the East Gateway to the West Gateway.
Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett and City Councilors Jeannie Cue and Connie Dodson held a ribbon cutting for the Route 66 Gateways project at the East Gateway and another ribbon cutting at the West Gateway, following the cruise.
"Memorial Day is about men like him, women like him," Ravella said. "It’s not about BBqs and swimming pools. Much blood has been shed so we can be free.”
Mayor Bartlett also presented a proclamation to Ginger Ravella, a representative from the Folds of Honor organization whose husband, Air Force Maj. Troy Gilbert, was killed in Iraq in 2006.
A series of Route 66 events will be held throughout the day. There is a carnival at Crystal City and food trucks at the high school.
Local musicians began performing at 10 a.m. and arts and vendors will be set up until 6 p.m.
The award ceremony for the Route 66 Patriot Car Show begins at 3 p.m.
Proceeds will benefit the Folds of Honor Foundation and other Tulsa community organizations.
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