Iraq veterans to get another parade!

Parade to honor Iraq War vets
By: KRISTEN GREEN
Lynchburg News and Advance
Published: February 18, 2012

Inspired by St. Louis, which hosted a parade to honor Iraq War veterans last month, a Welcome Home Our Military Parade is being planned in Richmond on May 19.

Craig Schneider, a key organizer of the Missouri parade, is working with six other communities through The Welcome Home Foundation to plan celebrations recognizing returning veterans.

Schneider was in Virginia this week helping plan the Richmond event, participating in a meeting with the governor's staff at the Virginia War Memorial, and the city has pledged support for the parade, said Robin Beres, who is chairing the event.

"I am very supportive of the grass-roots effort that has brought this parade request to Virginia's Capital City," Mayor Dwight C. Jones said in a statement. "I've discussed this with City Council, and we look forward to working with the parade organizers in developing an event that honors those men and women who have served our country through military service in both Iraq and Afghanistan."

The parade is tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m. on May 19 — Armed Forces Day — and will travel the Boulevard from The Diamond to the Carillon in Byrd Park.
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