A REAL WELCOME HOME TWO SAY PARADE WILL HELP VETS OF VIETNAM WAR.Byline: CHARLES F. BOSTWICK Staff Writer LANCASTER -- Vietnam veterans This article is about the French band. For veterans of the Vietnam War, see Vietnam veteran. The Vietnam Veterans were a six-person French psychedelic group that released six records in the 1980s. The band was praised by many alternative music publications. Gary Chapman Gary Chapman may refer to:
After attending a national Welcome Home parade last Veterans Day in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Chapman and Santana are organizing Antelope Valley's own Operation Welcome Home parade on Nov. 11 along Lancaster Boulevard. ``If I can help one Vietnam veteran This article is about veterans of the Vietnam War. For the French psychedelic musical group, see Vietnam Veterans. Vietnam veteran is a phrase used to describe someone who served in the armed forces of participating countries during the Vietnam War. to find his peace, then all of our work will be worth it,'' said Chapman, who was a 19-year-old Army helicopter door-gunner in Vietnam and now works for Pratt & Whitney in Canoga Park. Chapman and Santana said marching in Marching In is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. The story was written at the request of the US publication 'High Fidelity', with the stipulation that it be 2,500 words long, set twenty-five years in the future and deal with an aspect of sound recording. the Nov. 11, 2005, Las Vegas parade was an emotional event, with thousands of people lining the parade route to cheer and shake the hands of the veterans walking past. ``I completed my tour of duty June 11, 1969, but I didn't begin my long march home until Nov. 11, 2005,'' said Santana, who was a Marine machine-gunner. ``I was so emotionally moved by the event I shook as many hands as I could ... My eyes may have been filled with tears, but I couldn't stop smiling all the way down the parade route.'' The Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Operation Welcome Home parade is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. Nov. 11, running along Lancaster Boulevard from 10th Street West to Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling . Spectators will be handed small American flags to wave. Vietnam veterans will lead the parade, followed by veterans from other wars and eras. High school bands, floats and color guards are expected to participate, as well as military personnel, past and present. Organizers are arranging a flyover by Air Force planes. A ceremony and entertainment including a competition for high school band drum lines will follow at Boeing Plaza, beneath a pedestal-mounted Vietnam-era F-4 fighter jet. ``We want to invite our community to come on board and honor our veterans and military personnel who protect our freedom,'' Chapman said. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3000 in Quartz Hill is a co-sponsor, with any funds left after operational expenses to go to the state veterans home scheduled to start construction next year in Lancaster. Post 3000 commander Cliff Barth said more donations are still needed from local businesses and individuals to cover expenses. Lancaster Mayor Henry Hearns, who served in the U.S. Army in Korea, said he will never forget his homecoming, arriving by ship in May 1955 in Oakland. ``From out before we entered the harbor, we could hear the music playing. The band was playing `California, here I come, right back where I started from.' It felt good,'' said Hearns, his voice breaking. ``It just felt good as I stepped off the boat with my big duffel bag on my back.'' CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Lancaster Mayor Henry Hearns, a Korean War Korean War, conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation. veteran, speaks as Ray Santana and Gary Chapman listen. (2 -- color) From left, George Sampson sings ``God Bless the USA'' on Thursday as event co-chairmen Ray Santana and Gary Chapman hold raised hands. (3) Steve Baker Steve Baker (born September 8, 1978 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer who is a defender and currently plays for Gateshead. Baker has played for a number of clubs including Middlesbrough, Huddersfield Town, Darlington, Hartlepool and of the Grace Resource Center, left, VFW See Video for Windows. Post 3000 commander Cliff Barth and Gary Chapman listen Thursday to the national anthem. (4) Event co-chairman Ray Santana speaks at the A.V. Operation Welcome Home ceremony. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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