Thousands Line Streets, Park for Veterans Day Parade
Thousands lined the streets approaching Town Square Park Wednesday for the 13th annual Murrieta Veterans Day Parade. Murrieta 24/7 phot...
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Thousands lined the streets approaching Town Square Park Wednesday for the 13th annual Murrieta Veterans Day Parade. Murrieta 24/7 photos: Doug Spoon |
True to their tradition of turning out in large numbers for patriotic events, thousands of residents of Murrieta and surrounding communities lined the streets Wednesday for the 13th annual Murrieta Veterans Day Parade.
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Carlos Garcia (left), who lost both legs in battle, served as Grand Marshal.
"This shows that our city continues to have a small-town feel, even as our city grows to over 100,000," said Murrieta mayor Randon Lane. "We still have so many who still come out to the parade and enjoy it. It shows our close-knit community feel."
Lane joined fellow City Council member Rick Gibbs, an Air Force veteran, as speakers during the ceremony honoring fallen heroes from the city. Many in the crowd were young children, brought to the event by their parents to learn about the importance of military service and to pay tribute to the veterans.
"The Field of Honor, the Veterans Week, the parade ... I think our memorial and our Field of Honor is second to none," Lane said. "I don't think anybody does it better than the City of Murrieta."
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