Vets ask: Time for an Iraq war parade?
By Dugald McConnell and Brian Todd
updated 9:33 PM EST, Tue February 7, 2012
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
New York parade for Super Bowl-winning Giants sparks talk of veterans parade
Some GOP candidates have suggested parade for Iraq vets is a good idea
Pentagon spokesman says parade is deemed improper with troops still in Afghanistan
(CNN) -- On a day when New York City threw a parade to celebrate the New York Giants for their Super Bowl victory, at least one veterans' group is using the occasion to ask: What about a parade to honor the soldiers who fought in Iraq?
"If the Giants deserve a Super Bowl [parade], so do the 1 million Iraq veterans who have served," says Paul Reickhoff, an Iraq war veteran who now heads Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. "The American people want a chance to say thank you, and want a chance to respect and remember those who served."
Along the parade route Tuesday in New York, several parade-watchers voiced support for the idea.
"Without a doubt there should be one," said Jim Lynch, who said his brother Scott was killed in Afghanistan. "They deserve it."
"Amen. Absolutely," said his friend Jim Diffley. "We showed up at 7 a.m. for a Giants parade; I'd be here at 4 o'clock yesterday for an Iraq war veteran parade."
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