San Jose held its 105th Veterans Day Parade on Monday, despite a downpour. Riding in a red Mercedes was 100-year-old former Army medic Cpl. Al Alvarado, who was among the troops that stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day in 1944.
The streets of downtown San Jose on Monday were filled with music and military marching, featuring service members in uniform and a display of their weaponry.For the 105th year, San Jose honored the nation's war service members."Supporting the troops. I have a lot of family members who are veterans. And so this is the best way to do it," said Tara De Bernardo, as she watched the procession with her 6-year-old daughter.Amid a midday downpour, 100-year-old former Army medic Cpl.
"They talk about the greatest generation. I think that the generation of Mexican-Americans and Latino-Americans is the forgotten part of the greatest generation. And we have to always honor these soldiers," said Karl Soltero, of the American GI Forum.Decades on, Alvarado's silence and mournful stare spoke volumes."It was a sad thing. Hundreds of thousands of them were killed in Europe," Terra said, shielding Alvarado from the downpour with an umbrella.
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