The Gazette
By Erin Prater
Updated: November 9, 2013
Soldiers from Fort Carson march down Tejon Street Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, during the 2013 Veterans Day Parade in downtown Colorado Springs. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)When retired Air Force Col. Skip Morgan returned from Vietnam more than four decades ago, the reception he received was hurtful and cold.
Protesters awaited him and his comrades at the San Francisco International Airport, Morgan said.
"It wasn't a great welcome," he said. "You kind of closed your eyes and thought, 'In a little bit, I'll see my family. They'll be happy to see me.'"
For Morgan, Saturday's annual Colorado Springs Veterans Day Parade more than made up for that soul-crushing day.
"It's never too little; it's never too late," said Morgan, who participated in the parade in an $800 custom-made replica of a 1917 Army Air corpsman's uniform in honor of World War I veterans.
Hundreds of onlookers lined Tejon Street Saturday morning as nearly 100 floats representing active-duty troops, veterans' groups, color guards, marching bands and other military-friendly groups made their way down the nearly mile-long parade route.
Onlookers clapped for every float. But the most ardent cheering was saved for troops and veterans.
"Thank you!" one woman cried, her voice faltering, as a convoy of veterans rode past.
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