Mayor Dave Kleis - 2008 Veterans Day Speech (Part 2)

St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis delivers his 2008 Veterans Day address at Apollo High School in St. Cloud, Minn., Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008.

See Part 1 at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsSIzFp8lkU

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, 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

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

Note: The "Jacob's Hope" sign in the background is in honor of Jacob Wetterling, who was kidnapped in nearby St. Joseph in 1989. Jacob has never been found and his abduction remains unsolved.

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