Palm Springs Honors Veterans with Parade
Jeremy Goodlander
Issue date: 11/23/09 Section: News
By Jeremy Goodlander
I am a veteran. Strike that I am a proud veteran. I couldn't help feel a sense of pride when the F-18 fighter jet flew over Palm Canyon Dr. to kickoff the 13th Annual Veteran's Day Parade in Palm Springs.
The parade was full of honor, respect and pride led by the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Marching Band. Over 3,000 people lined the streets to pay tributes to Veterans including one Pearl Harbor Survivor aged 99 years.
Lasting over an hour the parade included Jewish War Veterans Post 750 and the Student Veterans Organization of College of the Desert. Most, if not all the vets were greeted with cheers of "Thank you" and applause from some on-lookers as they passed by.
The recession hit the parade hard as many of the floats were scarcely decorated. Most of the procession was classic cars filled with Veterans. Though the parade wasn't all veterans. It was littered with local school bands and color guards. The Cub Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts were among the attendees as well.
The crowd was breathtaking but not as amazing as the veterans who got back into their uniforms to walk the streets. At one time those brave men and women put their lives on the line for our way of life.
From the smiles on their faces, to the pride in their eyes, you could feel the honor in the air. For a moment they were the heroes we all long for and the ones we forget the other 364 days of the year.
I am a veteran. Strike that I am a proud veteran. I couldn't help feel a sense of pride when the F-18 fighter jet flew over Palm Canyon Dr. to kickoff the 13th Annual Veteran's Day Parade in Palm Springs.
The parade was full of honor, respect and pride led by the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Marching Band. Over 3,000 people lined the streets to pay tributes to Veterans including one Pearl Harbor Survivor aged 99 years.
Lasting over an hour the parade included Jewish War Veterans Post 750 and the Student Veterans Organization of College of the Desert. Most, if not all the vets were greeted with cheers of "Thank you" and applause from some on-lookers as they passed by.
The recession hit the parade hard as many of the floats were scarcely decorated. Most of the procession was classic cars filled with Veterans. Though the parade wasn't all veterans. It was littered with local school bands and color guards. The Cub Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts were among the attendees as well.
The crowd was breathtaking but not as amazing as the veterans who got back into their uniforms to walk the streets. At one time those brave men and women put their lives on the line for our way of life.
From the smiles on their faces, to the pride in their eyes, you could feel the honor in the air. For a moment they were the heroes we all long for and the ones we forget the other 364 days of the year.
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