Gulf Coast Veterans Parade rolls through D’Iberville
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) — Organizers, service members and residents said a Veterans Day parade in D’Iberville was about recognizing veterans.
James Hollingsworth, president of the Gulf Coast Veterans Parade, said the focus of the event is on those who served.
“It’s really about the veterans. They’re the ones that have given us this 250 years of freedom and they really need to be recognized,” Hollingsworth said. “There’s so many contributions they’ve made across the decades and it’s the freedoms that they’ve earned that are given to all of us.”
Air Force Capt. Paige Skinner said she values seeing veterans honored.
“It’s nice to see that we’re always honoring those who came before us, because one day we’re going to be those veterans who are going to want to come and see ourselves honored,” Skinner said.
Victoria Christie, a retired U.S. Navy veteran, said this was her first Veterans Day parade.
“I usually sit at home and then Veterans Day, you know, I hit all the specials to get my free meal, which I appreciate,” Christie said. “So to come to a parade, this was awesome. I mean, we got a lot of stuff thrown at us, but it was aweso...