Korean veteran Paul Lewis was chosen as Grand Marshal in Petaluma's America Legion Veteran's Day parade for his commitment to helping fellow veterans.
Korean veteran, Paul Lewis, dedicates himself to making sure that "The Forgotten War" is never forgotten.Petaluma celebrates veterans every year with the American Legion Veterans Day Parade. The event is one of the largest in the Bay Area.
Korean veteran Paul Lewis was chosen to be Grand Marshal for his dedication to helping fellow veterans. "When I came back, on Memorial Day, I would go walk in the cemetery. I found three Petaluma high school boys that I knew really well that didn't come home, and I said they're not going to be forgotten," Lewis reveals.
"It was an uphill battle all the way. They wanted to put us out on some back park behind a tree, and I said 'No, not these guys. These are Petaluma guys,'" Lewis recalls. "And we got that memorial, and we got us a good looking memorial too."
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