Josh O’Connor, brought his daughter and nephews to the parade:
“Memorial Day for me is a really great time for me to teach my daughter and my nephews about the price that was paid for our freedoms, the fun things we get to do on this weekend and just how lucky we are to be able to do that.”
“What’s even cooler is we got to see them all on Saturday for the funeral for the World War II vet, William Boegli. He came to rest here after being MIA and everything and that was really cool, as well.”
“It’s a fun time but the main reason we’re doing this is to remember those who have fallen and that some gave all for our freedom.”
Kelly King, watched the parade with Shirley King and Rick Huser:
“It means remembering all of the sacrifices that our people have made to make this a great country so that we can enjoy the life that we have.”
“It’s really moving. It reminds me of what a great country we have and it reminds me of the volunteer force that we have and how many people sign up to serve in the military and do their part to keep our country free.”
CODY “Favorite part of the parade, just in general?” KELLY “The old timers. They are the lost generation. They are the ones that will never be replaced.”
Rick Huser:
“It’s about honoring those that served our country and gave the ultimate sacrifice.”
“It’s just a great time to reflect about all of the gifts and all of the wonderful things that we have here in America. It, you know, came with a heavy cost.”
“Grateful, gratitude, just really…just really humble.”
Shirley King:
“Never forget and I get emotional. I’m a former Navy veteran and so I come from a military family and so it just means a lot.”
“The sacrifice. We see a lot on the news and the people see things on the news aren’t really out on the field. They don’t really know what really goes on.”
