Ex-Marine, 99, in Veterans Day parade www.tucsoncitizen.com ®: "Ex-Marine, 99, in Veterans Day parade SHERYL KORNMAN Tucson Citizen
Tucson's oldest woman Marines veteran - 99-year-old Miriam Cohen - will take part in the city's Veterans Day parade Nov. 12 along with a 105 mm howitzer and several other pieces of artillery on loan from the Army National Guard. Cohen is one of about 180,000 veterans who live in the Tucson area, said Robert Moody, chairman of the parade, which is sponsored by Morgan McDermott VFW Post No. 7. The parade begins at 10:30 a.m. at 13th Street and South Sixth Avenue and ends at 2:30 p.m. west of the Tucson Convention Center. He said the parade will include veterans marching in protest of war. They are members of Veterans for Peace. 'We honor their right to be in the parade,' said Moody, senior vice commander and adjutant of the post.
...Also, Blue Star Mothers and Gold Star Mothers, who represent mothers of active-duty troops, will be in the parade. "
No comments:
Post a Comment