Albuquerque marks Veterans Day with parade

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Veterans, families and children lined the streets as Albuquerque marked Veterans Day with a parade honoring service and sacrifice.

Crowds gathered Wednesday morning in Albuquerque as flags waved and music played during the city’s Veterans Day parade.

For some families, the event carried personal meaning as they honored loved ones who serve or who served in the military.

“We are mothers who have children in the service who are either active or veterans themselves. So we want to come here and honor the veteran community,” Ruth Harris said.

Veterans in the crowd said the day brought both pride and reflection as they remembered those who did not make it home.

“It has a mixed feeling: Sadness of the people who have gone before us, the missing in action people, and also joy for the people that made it home and the people that are here today,” a veteran said.

“We don’t understand that freedom is not free, and if we don’t keep on taking care of our country, it will not be here much longer,” another veteran said..

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