"Veterans Day parade draws about 2,000 spectators
By MIKE SACCONE
The Daily Sentinel
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Since 1967, World War II veteran Vern Hubbard has watched Grand Junction’s Veterans Day parade grow from a small, rural town’s celebration to a gathering of hundreds of past and present soldiers. “It’s getting bigger every year,” the 82-year-old Navy veteran said. Hubbard, who rode out Saturday’s event with half-a-dozen colleagues perched atop a red, white and blue torpedo on a truck bed, said he was humbled by the number of more than 2,000 supporters lining Main Street, waving flags and cheering for the parade."
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