{"id":425587,"date":"2025-12-05T03:43:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T03:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/425587\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T03:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T03:43:12","slug":"houston-rodeo-names-flood-rescue-hero-scott-ruskan-grand-marshal-for-2026-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/425587\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Rodeo names flood rescue hero Scott Ruskan grand marshal for 2026 parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> \u2013 Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan will serve as grand marshal of the 2026 Downtown Rodeo Parade, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo announced Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Ruskan, 26, earned national recognition for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2025\/07\/08\/coast-guard-hero-rescues-165-people-from-texas-hill-country-floodwaters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2025\/07\/08\/coast-guard-hero-rescues-165-people-from-texas-hill-country-floodwaters\/\">heroic lifesaving efforts<\/a> during the historic July 4, 2025, flash floods in the Texas Hill Country. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The New Jersey native, now based at Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi, executed multiple high-risk rescues amid raging floodwaters, saving 165 children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">His courageous actions highlighted the vital role Coast Guard rescue swimmers play in disaster response. Ruskan continues active duty, supporting search-and-rescue operations along the Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\"\/><\/ul>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThe Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo proudly honors the men and women who protect our communities, often in the most dangerous situations imaginable,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rodeohouston.com\/u-s-coast-guard-rescue-swimmer-scott-ruskan-named-as-grand-marshal-of-2026-downtown-rodeo-parade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.rodeohouston.com\/u-s-coast-guard-rescue-swimmer-scott-ruskan-named-as-grand-marshal-of-2026-downtown-rodeo-parade\/\">said<\/a> Chris Boleman, Rodeo president and CEO. \u201cPetty Officer Ruskan represents courage, commitment and service at the highest level, and we are thrilled to welcome him as our 2026 grand marshal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The Downtown Rodeo Parade, a Houston tradition since 1938, officially kicks off the Rodeo season each year. The event draws thousands of spectators downtown to enjoy colorful floats, mounted patrols, trail riders, marching bands and Rodeo volunteers celebrating Western heritage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s a huge honor to be invited to be the grand marshal,\u201d Ruskan said. \u201cIt\u2019s one of the largest events Texas has to offer, and I couldn\u2019t be more grateful and honored to be there along with the other Coast Guard crews that were there on July 4.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The 2026 Downtown Rodeo Parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, preceded by the Rodeo Run starting at 9 a.m., featuring wheelchair and timed races.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan will serve as grand marshal of the 2026 Downtown Rodeo&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":425588,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[198184,198183,8580,132429,4345,109648,45744,30887,30742,728,19140,198182,358,10431,74406,3187,64073],"class_list":{"0":"post-425587","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-2026-parade","9":"tag-air-station-corpus-christi","10":"tag-flooding","11":"tag-grand-marshal","12":"tag-houston","13":"tag-houston-livestock-show-and-rodeo","14":"tag-houston-rodeo","15":"tag-kerr-county","16":"tag-kerrville","17":"tag-local-news","18":"tag-parade","19":"tag-scott-ruskan","20":"tag-texas","21":"tag-texas-hill-country","22":"tag-texas-hill-country-flood","23":"tag-tx","24":"tag-u-s-coast-guard"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115664899975217728","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}