As we salute our veterans today, we also salute our fallen soldiers.
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“It means a lot to me because I spent 23 years in the military and I was in the Korean War and Vietnam War and I do respect our service”, said Korean and Vietnam Wars Veteran Preston Anderson.
“We come every year”, Ruby said.
A large crowd turned out Wednesday morning to witness the dedication of the Veterans Memorial at Eagle Park, including a few 500 invited guests and perhaps another 500 visitors. “I truly am proud that I served”, Zurcher said. There were many veterans groups represented, including the Disabled American Veterans, the American Legion, and the Military Officers of America, among others.
Meanwhile, over in Fort Worth, both Main Street and Houston Street will be shut down from 10:00 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. for that city’s Veterans Day parade. However, we especially give thanks to the living veterans who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.
Veterans Day was originally known as Armistice Day but became Veterans Day in 1954. Present there were the men and women who served in a war that strained the political fabric in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
ABC News honored their memory with a story about Kenneth Spilman, who frequented Arlington Cemetery to pay tribute to the heroes buried there. “Every death represents moms, dads, brothers and sisters who lost someone they loved”.
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Veterans said they were enthralled by the show of appreciation and said the rest of the nation looks at the city’s parade as a prime example on how to honor service members. Among those in the parade was Seaman First Class Richard Cunningham, who served on the USS West Virginia and was at Pearl Harbor when it was bombed by the Imperial Japanese Navy almost 74 years ago.
