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Snubbing the Veterans?

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Today’s Journal Sentinel featured a rather disconcerting article about St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy’s change of heart about marching in Milwaukee’s Veterans Parade. Apparently the Academy had committed to doing the parade, but then backed out because of a scheduling issue - they are marching in Milwaukee’s Christmas parade the following week. Sound like a case of mixed up priorities? It is according to the Journal Sentinel, which claims that the school decided that it would get more exposure at the Christmas Parade which is traditionally more well-attended than the Veterans Parade. Journal Sentinel’s opinion on the school aside, of all of this I think I’m more saddened by the fact that the parade honoring Santa has better attendance than the parade honoring our Veterans.

So many people claim to support our troops - those omnipresent little yellow car ribbons say so, don’t they? How is it that the Christmas parade is so much more well attended? Santa doesn’t need our support. Parents, take your kids to the Veterans Parade. Save Santa for Christmastime and let the Vets have November.

This year’s parade posters are surprisingly edgy and make that point clear:
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For you good folks who want to go:

Milwaukee’s Veterans Day Parade takes place on Saturday, November 10, 2007. The parade starts at 11:00 a.m. Fred Broussard, a World War II POW, is the parade’s Grand Marshall this year.

Due to the ubiquitous construction downtown, the parade route this year will be as follows:

* 4th and Kilbourn east to Plankinton
* Plankinton south to Wells
* East on Wells to Prospect
* South on Prospect to the Mason Street Bridge
* Mason Street Bridge past the War Memorial and into Veterans Park

Visit the Parade Website for all of the details.

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