tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265512031386448411.post3972534815830656403..comments2023-11-05T02:58:26.786-05:00Comments on Virginia Wildfire Information and Prevention: Smokey Bear and Thanksgiving is there a connection?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265512031386448411.post-63892074711428788192011-11-14T14:14:19.804-05:002011-11-14T14:14:19.804-05:00Hi Fred,
Thanks - this is a great story. I remembe...Hi Fred,<br />Thanks - this is a great story. I remember watching the show that night! To add a little to it, the General Electric Company sponsored the Smokey Bear balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade that year to advertise the Ballad of Smokey Bear. The balloon flew in the parade each year (with the exception of 1971) through 1974. Smokey Bear will be appearing in the parade this year on a Macy's float saluting the 85 years of the parade!Maureen Brooksnoreply@blogger.com