VP Mike Pence walks in Fourth of July Parade
Posted: Jul 4, 2017 9:12 PM EST
By WXMI Staff
GRANDVILLE, MICH (WXMI) -- Vice President Mike Pence walked in Grandville's Independence Day Parade Tuesday.
Pence says on Twitter that he and Second Lady Karen Pence were "looking forward" to the event.
Air Force Two arrived at Gerald R. Ford International Airport at about 10:20 a.m. Tuesday.
The airport confirmed to FOX 17 on Monday that representatives for the VP had reached out to them last week, urging them to prepare for a possible arrival on Independence Day.
Federal Aviation Administration restrictions to airspace around Ford Airport were put into place recently – VIP restrictions that also ban flights over Grandville during the parade. Those restrictions are in place from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. through 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.