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On Saturday, November 11, 2017, Benton and Linn County Republicans participated in Albany's Veterans Day Parade with a float entry and lots of enthusiasm to show our veterans how much their service to this great country means. BCRW members assisted with design, decorating and riding on the float.
The Veterans Commemoration Associations' parade theme for 2017 was "Honoring Our Women Veterans, It's Time We Honor Them All." BCRW's Benton Buttoneers were commissioned to design and make 500 theme buttons for the VCA. BCRW always makes buttons to honor veterans at the parade and did so again this year with "Honoring All Who've Served." PJ's husband, Garland, passed out the buttons.
Participants: (Benton County) Louanna Oliver and son Bobby; Chair Betsy Close, Stella Guenther, John Detweiler, Garland & PJ Hunter, Arden Ray, Jean & Charles Nelson, and Kristie Hernandez with daughter Izzy and
friends Laell, Cheyenne and Alondra. (Linn County) Michael Wynhausen, Dale Hummel (photographer), Joe Bullard, Jim Vause, Sr., Mary Grimes and Alma Lee. (Other) Jerell from Lane County also joined us with a large Trump flag. Along the route another Republican climbed aboard to finish the parade with us.
All showered veterans with love and enthusiastic shouts of appreciation, while the more energetic walked with the float passing out buttons and candy along the way. The float was this years' 2nd Place winner. Alondra shows off the trophy in a photo. Zumi (dog) rode along too.
From S. Thomas Lewis
This is the link to the Veterans Day Parade at the Republican Float: https://youtu.be/QCIC6nPLDfg?t=57m21s
