Flags were waving and candy was flying all along the route of the 105th Arlington Heights Memorial Day Parade.
All the nation's fallen heroes are being honored with a parade and a ceremony including 59 people from Arlington Heights who have died in wars from the Civil War to Afghanistan.About 2,000 people marched in the parade, many of them active-duty sailors and soldiers.All along the parade route, there was a huge outpouring of gratitude for the sacrifice of our military members, the men and women who have given their lives while serving our country.
I truly cannot put it into words," Stack said.Kathy Strong, from Northern California, was a special guest speaker this year, and shared the story of her connection to special forces, Sergeant First Class James Moreland.As a 12-year-old girl, she put on his MIA bracelet. He had gone missing on February 7, 1968 in Vietnam. Strong wore the bracelet for 38 years, until Moreland's remains were located and he was brought home.
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