Walking in downtown San Mateo this past Saturday to get my haircut around 10:30 a.m., I saw the San Mateo County Pride parade marching down B Street. This got me wondering why San Mateo County doesn’t have a Veteran’s Day parade in any city in the county. Granted tiny flags are posted at gravesites like at Golden Gate National Cemetery and San Francisco and San Jose have parades on Veterans Day, but nothing is done locally in honoring the sacrifice the men and women of our military who gave their lives in time of war, especially for our living veterans.
It’s too bad that our city and county civic leaders don’t try to organize a parade honoring those who have served and to others who gave their lives in the ultimate sacrifice.
Like my friend Marc said, both veterans and the gays have contributed to mankind in their own unselfish way. One, who have fought for our freedom and the other who can/could contribute to curbing overpopulation in the world unless they chose to use a surrogate to have children. Both people deserve being recognized with a parade to show our gratitude and support for both organizations.
Nice idea! I very much enjoyed walking in the parade this year and am incredibly grateful to the people who organized it (including people from the San Mateo Pride Initiative, the San Mateo Pride Center, individuals from the San Mateo County LGBTQIA+ Commission, and other community individuals and organization members). They did a great job of planning, working with the city and police and all of the individuals and organizations that participated. The volunteers were wonderful. The vibes were festive and fun. The event at the park was also terrific. So many people told me how much fun they were having, how welcome they felt, and how much they appreciated all the work that went into it. If you'd like to see a parade for veterans you'll need to do what the people who organized the Pride parade did, get the ball rolling. Roll up your sleeves and take the lead, find and recruit some allies (local veterans organizations and, perhaps, members of the San Mateo County Veterans Commission) who are ready to do the work, perhaps get in touch with the wonderful people who organized the Pride parade to learn what's needed, and off you go!
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Nice idea! I very much enjoyed walking in the parade this year and am incredibly grateful to the people who organized it (including people from the San Mateo Pride Initiative, the San Mateo Pride Center, individuals from the San Mateo County LGBTQIA+ Commission, and other community individuals and organization members). They did a great job of planning, working with the city and police and all of the individuals and organizations that participated. The volunteers were wonderful. The vibes were festive and fun. The event at the park was also terrific. So many people told me how much fun they were having, how welcome they felt, and how much they appreciated all the work that went into it. If you'd like to see a parade for veterans you'll need to do what the people who organized the Pride parade did, get the ball rolling. Roll up your sleeves and take the lead, find and recruit some allies (local veterans organizations and, perhaps, members of the San Mateo County Veterans Commission) who are ready to do the work, perhaps get in touch with the wonderful people who organized the Pride parade to learn what's needed, and off you go!
Great observations, Mr. Wackerman.
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