And to think that there was a controversy about having these parades across the nation. God forbid we would stop for a moment and think about war and its human toll. One might even think that Presidential Campaigns are of more importance. They would be if all that campaign money were turned over the VA to care for these men and women.
I hope this parade draws record crowds.
I know Abel Moreno and the founders of Vets4Vets. I had the honor to be a participant in six of their Retreat/Workshops around the southwest.
I sing songs of praise for their tenacity in caring for the men and women of war.
See the link below for more detail.
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Thousands of people lining the parade route just now for this Welcome Home Vets parade. Gigantic flag hanging vertically at corner of Stone/Alameda, with people shouting “thank you” to the parade marchers/floats:
Gold Star Mothers, USS Tucson sub, Hire Vets First, Military Order of Purple Heart, VFW Rangers, American Legion, Tucson Troop Support, DAV Service Officers, U.S. Marines, 62nd Army Band, U.S. Navy, etc. with the Tucson Fire & Pipe Drum bagpipes and taps at the end, with Remember! memorial trucks. Terrific welcome home to our veterans, lot of whom were on motorbikes in the parade.
And here’s a 9 minute video of the parade taken by Michael Bryan of Blog for Arizona:http://www.blogforarizona.com/blog/2012/03/tucson-welcomes-veterans-home-with-a-parade.html