“I got into that quiet space in my mind, I was able to measure everything and just perform what I needed to do to survive”, Vietnam Veteran Rodger McConnell described.
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Before the parade began dozens of people gathered at City Hall Plaza.
On this Veterans Day, we honor those who volunteer to serve their country, and while for a few their service may be over, many continue serving here at home.
“I served 12 years in the army as a combat engineer, one tour in Iraq for a year”, said Spinner.
Edward Gonzales is a Vietnam veteran.
They carried the flags of all branches of service, arriving at the Auld Center for an 11 a.m. ceremony hosted by the veteran’s memorial garden advisory counsel. “He was in World War 2 and to honor all other Veterans from there on”, said Johnson.
Sgt. Javorina’s family stood behind him, just as they did all those years ago when he was in Vietnam.
“In the environment I was in and what I went through, it’s by the grace of God I am still here”, said Boudreaux.
President Barack Obama on Wednesday asked his fellow countrymen to keep veterans in their thoughts long after the annual holiday honoring them and to help ensure they receive the care and benefits they have earned.
The city thanked returning military members with service medals after both World Wars and the Korean War, but, but tradition in Leominster after both World Wars and the Korean War. “Yet though we did see a little action over there”, said Govan. She also talked about the history of the electronic memorial, which is an online record of usa military personnel from the city of Berkeley who died in the Vietnam War.
“It’s not the same now when we came home”, the Marine Corps veteran said. There were so many families all wanting to say thank you.
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“Not every soldier gets a ticker tape parade, but I didn’t want that”. “Freedom isn’t free, as we all know, there’s a lot of sacrifices that are given”, San Jose resident and Air Force veteran Zeke Garcia said.
