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Nov 10, 2008

Pride to parade through Welch for 89th time

A proud and timeworn tradition continues Tuesday in McDowell County with the 89th annual Veterans Day Parade in Welch.

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Nov 10, 2008
 
USMC 233rd ANNIVERSARY
On 10 November 1775, the Second Continental Congress resolved to create two battalions of Continental Marines for the War of Independence from Britain. In 1798, President John Adams signed the Act establishing the United States Marine Corps.

It is the soldier, not the reporter,
Who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the soldier, not the poet,
Who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the soldier, not the campus [or community] organizer,
Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.

It is the soldier, who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.

-- Father Dennis Edward O'Brian, USMC

Semper Fi!
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Nov 10, 2008
 
When I lived in Welch I loved those parades. Some of the best times spent here. My kids were in several for various reasons and my husband used to run the cameras for Turner Vision. Good Memories!!

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Nov 17, 2008
 
Marched in those parades for many years - in school bands. Some great memories there.

The headline could have been better worded though. I immediately thought something else when I read that.
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