May 16, 2012
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Lawmakers revive call for Iraq vets parade in NYC despite Pentagon pushback
February 9, 2012 The push for a ticker-tape parade down the Canyon of Heroes for Iraq veterans is gaining new traction after New York City hosted its blow-out celebration for the New York Giants -- a festival that raised immediate questions about why the country is not extending the same honor to returning soldiers. Lawmakers representing New York, and at least one national veterans group, are renewing their call for a parade -- though the pushback appears to be coming not from New York but from Washington. "We think the mayor is actually somewhat on board -- and we think the stumbling block might be the White House and the Pentagon," Joseph Borelli, chief of staff to New York Councilman Vincent Ignizio, told FoxNews.com…
What does Pam think? | The question I've been asking all along is, why has it taken this long for lawmakers of any kind to think of honoring veterans of Iraq? |
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