{"id":9125,"date":"2023-01-01T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/?p=9125"},"modified":"2023-08-03T01:18:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T01:18:03","slug":"marching-to-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/manchester\/marching-to-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Day Parade Honors Military Service."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>THE FOURTH annual Manchester Veterans Day parade was held on November 19. People lined the city streets in honor of those who have served. This year\u2019s parade theme was \u201cA Salute to Military Service Animals.\u201d According to VFW Post 10904\u2019s commander, Kim King, she wanted to highlight the many animals that serve in the United States Military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just dogs that serve. We\u2019ve had horses, seals, pigeons, and even camels that have been instrumental in battle,\u201d said King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The parade welcomed a large crowd ready to show their patriotism and support of local and area veterans. King said the annual parade offers them a chance to share the love of America with the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had an enormous turnout and have continued to have a great turnout,\u201d she said. \u201cI think it\u2019s because the public really wants to do these things and show their appreciation and patriotic support. We don\u2019t really have a lot of venues where they can do that, and this allows them to do that, especially with children and groups, such as the boy and girl scouts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"834\" src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20211108-175604-Vet-Parade.png-1024x834.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/12\/20211108-175604-Vet-Parade.png-1024x834.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/12\/20211108-175604-Vet-Parade.png-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/12\/20211108-175604-Vet-Parade.png-768x625.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/12\/20211108-175604-Vet-Parade.png-1080x879.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/12\/20211108-175604-Vet-Parade.png-980x798.jpg 980w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/12\/20211108-175604-Vet-Parade.png-480x391.jpg 480w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/12\/20211108-175604-Vet-Parade.png.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>King also added that the importance of the parade is even more significant because before the current parade, there was nothing like it that honored veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe realized there was no parade that we knew of that had ever happened in Manchester,\u201d she explained. \u201cI went to City Hall, and they couldn\u2019t recall if there had ever been a Veterans Day parade, so we decided to put one together. I got together with a friend of mine, Ray Cobb. He was putting together the Veterans Day parade in Winchester. They had not had one in over 40 years. He and I worked together to get their parade pulled off, and in the meantime, we decided we would try to put on our parade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>King said that as veterans, they want to be able to support each other while educating the public on the importance of such events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVeterans always want to promote patriotism and why the country is important to the public,\u201d she explained. \u201cThat seems very important because if you think about it, how many things do you have that do that? Not a lot. What you do is you use your holidays, like Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Patriots Day, and these kinds of things, to try to promote why the country is so worth the sacrifice that veterans are willing to put forth for it. And it\u2019s not just veterans. There are a lot of very patriotic people in the country. This gives us a chance to promote that on a scale.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>King also added that parade participation is not limited to just veterans. She invites the public to not only view the parade but be a part of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want the public to be involved,\u201d she said. \u201cSome of our post members dress up as historical military figures, such as George Patton and Douglas McArthur. The Sam Werner Military Museum brings out its military vehicles and allows us to ride them in the parade. The ladies dress up as Rosie the Riveter. We invite any female who wants to do this whether they are a veteran or not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said they plan to do an Armed Forces Day parade in June. \u201cThey\u2019ve done them in Murfreesboro and Nashville with great success. We hope to see the same success and turn out here in Manchester,\u201d King said. 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