News Release | For Immediate Release For information contact: Paula Pedene, 480-772-2934; Paula@Pedene.com Phoenix, AZ – When we realize that only one percent of our population currently serves in the military, and only nine percent are military veterans, it can give us room for pause as we think about our freedom. It’s partly why the Phoenix Veterans […]
Amongst the 511,000 veterans in Maricopa County, there are seven who will have the honor of serving as Veterans Grand Marshals in the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade set for Friday, November 11th, on the streets of Phoenix. The selectees were chosen from a pool of candidates submitted by community members. The winners are: World War
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Honoring America’s Veterans is proud to present the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade in 2021. After a year-long hiatus, the event will be in person this year on the streets of Phoenix on November 11. This year’s Veterans Grand Marshals will represent veterans from World War II to today, including a highly decorated veteran who served
Phoenix, AZ – The Phoenix Veterans Day Parade is marching on in 2021! Due to the pandemic, the Parade became an online celebration in 2020. This year, parade organizers plan to return to the streets. One of the highlights of this special event is the selection of the Veteran’s Grand Marshals. Honoring America’s Veterans (HAV) now
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At Honoring America’s Veteran’s, our mission is to help our veterans heal by displaying our gratitude and respect. We do this through recognition events like the annual Phoenix Veterans Day Parade. Due to COVID-19, the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade for 2020 will move virtual, to meet public safety guidelines.
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Anthony Irby was just out of high school when he joined the U.S. Army in 1988, towards the end of the Cold War. Just a year earlier, President Ronald Reagan had delivered his famous “tear down this wall” speech, and the dissolution of the USSR was looming in early 1990. That same year, however, another conflict
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3rd Place Craig Zeigler – 12th grade, Sunrise Mountain High School; Teacher: Jennifer Kruska THE ENEMY OF THE COLD WAR WAS FEAR ITSELF War is a concept that has a certain stereotype in the minds of most people. It elicits thoughts of firefights in an isolated and faraway part of the world, far removed from
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2nd Place Ruby Price – 11th grade, Shadow Ridge High School; Teacher: Stacy Roberts A SILENT SACRIFICE: THE MOST NOBLE OF THEM ALL Much is forgotten to history. Sucked into the fleeting oblivion of human memory that causes a life-changing event for some to be non-existent for others. The service of Cold War veterans seems
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1st Place Ethan Brown – 11th grade, Seton Catholic Prep; Teacher: Jessica Breen THE UNSPOKEN HEROES: NEVER FORGET One of the tensest eras of American history was built not on what happened, but on what didn’t happen. It was an era where there were no direct conflicts between the two enemies. An era where there
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Bernie O’Keefe was in his first semester in college and “wasn’t crazy about it,” as he puts it. He wanted to start his life and wanted direction, particularly because things were getting pretty serious with his girlfriend, Pat (with whom O’Keefe just celebrated 45 years of marriage). “I am the oldest of 10 kids,” he
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