Just back from a fabulous afternoon in Winter Park and proud to say it is my city after today! This is a report from WESH 2 News. My pictures are below.
Winter Park soldier's welcome home ceremony could be in documentary, commercial
Lt. Chuck Nadd served in Afghanistan
WESH
By Michelle Meredith
Jan 08, 2014
WINTER PARK, Fla. —A U.S. Army soldier from Winter Park returned home Wednesday to a hero's welcome.
Lt. Chuck Nadd wrapped up his mission in Afghanistan and flew home to Central Florida.
Nadd was the star of a parade held in his honor in Winter Park. He had no idea the parade was planned.
"It's a surprise then. It's a good thing ... makes him feel good," resident Eugenia Baylor said.
The parade was called "A Hero's Welcome" and was, in essence, a Hollywood production staged by Anheuser-Busch. It included confetti cannons, fancy cameras and the Budweiser Clydesdales.
The turnout for the parade was huge and included his mother, his girlfriend -- and even Orange County Medical Examiner Dr. Jan Garavaglia.
"He is the best friend of my son, who graduated from Trinity Prep with him," Garavaglia said. "He is a wonderful guy. He is so pro-America."
"Very proud of him, and he deserves that. He represents all the other ones, absolutely," mother Agnes Nadd said.
Nadd is a graduate of West Point and was deployed to Afghanistan in May 2013, where he has used his skills as a Blackhawk pilot.
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These are some of the pictures from today that I took
Lt. Nadd's plane came in late. Uncle Sam waited on stilts for over 45 minutes.
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| Cathy Haynes |
Patriotic lady brought gator
Orlando Honor Flight Always There With Smiles
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| 1Sgt. Daniel Kalagian 812th MPCO back home on December 7, 2013 |
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| Korean War Veteran and Bride |
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| VFW Post 4287 Orlando |
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| Motorcycle Escorts |
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| Budweiser Clydesdales |
OK, I made them do this. Blame me.
Honored Couple
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