Rep. Steve Gottwalt and Rep. Dan Severson - Veterans Day 2008

Minnesota State Rep. Steve Gottwalt (R-St. Cloud), District 15A at the St. Cloud-area Veterans Day Parade and Social, with Minnesota State Rep. Dan Severson (R-Sauk Rapids), District 14A (in Navy uniform) in the background.

The St. Cloud-area Veterans Day Parade and Social was first held in 2007, when Times Media joined forces with the St. Cloud Metrovets, the VA Medical Center, and the City of St. Cloud to create an event for the community to show its collective appreciation for the service and sacrifice of its veterans and active-duty military residents.

The 2008 parade route, featuring 37 units, began at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9 on the west side of the St. Cloud VA Medical Center campus and proceeded east across the Avenue of Flags and 44th Avenue, ending in the Apollo High School parking lot.

After the parade, participants, spectators, and community members congregated in the Apollo High School Commons for refreshments and a couple of hours of socializing and musical entertainment.

Official sponsor: St. Cloud Metrovets

Primary sponsors: Times Media, VA Medical Center, City of St. Cloud

Parade coordinator: Kelli Olson

Social event coordinator: Kate Hoelscher

Volunteers: Jim Bestick, Fred Shermock, Kurt Stelten

Major sponsors: Grainger, Leighton Broadcasting, Mills Fleet Farm, Regent Broadcasting, Shermock Financial, Short Stop Custom Catering.

Musical entertainment: Jazz.Combo

Rep. Steve Gottwalt: http://www.stevegottwalt.com/

Rep. Dan Severson: http://danseverson.com/

Video by Aubrey Immelman
http://www.immelman.net/

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