Thousands of people of all ages lined the streets of Main Street, Lyons Avenue and Orchard Village Road Saturday morning for the annual Santa Clarita Fourth of July Parade.

This year’s parade was themed “Santa Clarita: Living the American Dream” and featured horses, floats, music, classic cars and military presentations. Approximately 3,000 people were in the parade itself.

Longtime parade organizer Leon Worden was the Grand Marshall in this year’s parade. Worden was named the 2015 SCV Man of the Year and is the current president and CEO of SCVTV. Worden was also a past editor of the Signal and is an award-winning journalist.

The parade honored Worden’s mother, Connie Worden Roberts, who was dedicated to her community. She was a worker for Santa Clarita cityhood and the improvement of transportation systems across the valley and especially the Santa Clarita Valley.

The parade kicked off at 9 a.m. with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Posse Mounted Color Guard

The Sheriff’s Posse is a group of dedicated Reserve Deputies and Civilian volunteers who, using their own horses, provide support to the SCV Sheriff’s Department. They receive special training to perform duties such as patrols of urban and rural areas, search and rescue, crowd and traffic control, public relations and special events.

KHTS AM-1220 “saluted our firefighters” in the parade. Co-owner of the station, Carl Goldman, was driving a 1948 Mac fire truck in the parade. Along with Goldman was the teams from Gerard Cosmetics and Whitening Lightening.

Congressman Steve Knight, State Senator Fran Pavley and Assemblyman Scott Wilk were among those riding a parade vehicle.

All of the members of the Santa Clarita City Council, Mayor Marsha McLean, Mayor Pro Tem Bob Kellar, Councilwoman Laurene Weste, Councilman Dante Acosta and Councilman TimBen Boydston were in the parade.

Louis Perry, a resident of Stevenson Ranch, drove his 1984 Silver Spur Rolls Royce in the parade. The car had been seen in many movies and is most famous for being in the original Grey Poupon commercials. In 1984, the vehicle sold at $109,000.

Closing the parade was a replica of the Tomb of the Unknown at Arlington Cemetery, which was also award the Judges Special Recognition Award.

Vietnam Veterans Lost Patrol, a nonprofit organization that serves veterans of all eras in the communities of San Fernando, Santa Clarita, Antelope and Simi Valleys won the Sweepstakes Award.

Newhall Trail Riders from Castaic, Val Verde and Canyon Country won the Grand Equestrian Award.

Fil-Am Association of SCV, established 32 years ago with the mission of promoting and upholding Philippine culture, heritage and legacy, won the Best of Theme Award.

SCV Republican Organizations won the Best Decorated Award.