Salute from the Shore to feature ‘Air Parade’ of F-16s flyover of South Carolina’s coast on July 4th

The F-16s will also perform a flyby over the USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor around 1:15 on July 4th

Salute from the Shore, a 501(c)3 organization, was founded in 2010 by patriotic South Carolinians to honor our armed forces on Independence Day. Every year on the 4^th of July, hundreds of thousands of people gather on the beaches of South Carolina in patriotic attire to wave the red, white and blue and to demonstrate their gratitude to America’s finest for their bravery and commitment to protecting our freedom.

This year, Salute from the Shore is proud to announce that the annual tribute will continue with a flyover of F-16s from the 169^th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base.  And also, we are excited to announce that in addition to flying the entire South Carolina coast, the F-16s will also perform a flyby over the USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor!  If people are not able to make it to the coast, they will still have an opportunity to participate in the Salute anywhere near the Yorktown, on the water or land!  The jets will fly over around 1:15.  Participants are strongly urged to organize patriotic displays in groups, big and small, and to share their tributes online for our armed forces around the world to see.

Participants on the beaches are strongly urged to organize patriotic displays in groups, big and small, and to share their tributes online for our armed forces around the world to see.  The Flyover will commence at 1:00 PM in Cherry Grove and conclude over the May River Sandbar in Bluffton, SC around 1:25 PM.

Salute from the Shore urges visitors to “Salute” by wearing and waving red, white and blue on the beaches during the flyover. Salute from the Shore also encourages participants to share their stories about why they love America and those that protect it by posting their own video and images of the event on social networks to be seen by American Armed Forces deployed throughout the world.

Participants can share online at www.salutefromtheshore.org, Facebook www.facebook.com/SalutefromtheShore,

Twitter @July4Salute, #SalutefromtheShore and Instagram @July4salute, #SalutefromtheShore.

Corporations, businesses, foundations and individuals, including SCE&G, a 5-Star General Sponsor, PGBA, a Celerian Group Company, Dominion Energy, First Citizens Bank, Colliers International, Ocean Lakes Campground, Doctors Care, Currie & Co. Travels, Eastern Aviation Fuels, Collum’s Lumber Products, Nelson Mullins, The City and County of Sumter, South Carolina, Waccamaw Land & Timber, Delta Dental, Green’s Beverages and many others have stepped up to provide financial support to assist the owners of the vintage aircraft with their expenses and to provide funding for video and promotional products. Others interested in supporting this initiative are encouraged to contact the organizers or donate online at www.salutefromtheshore.org. Salute from the Shore provides a special opportunity for South Carolina beachgoers to Salute our military through video and images on the 4^th of July. Our mission is to organize, promote, record and distribute this tribute for the benefit of American’s military family at home and abroad. For more information or to view last year’s Salute, please visit www.salutefromtheshore.org.