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City honors Old Soldiers Day By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – For the past 63 years, Alpharetta has been the site of an annual parade honoring those who have fought for their country. This year was no different, as crowds of North Fulton residents lined the streets of downtown Alpharetta Aug. 1 to watch as soldiers, marching bands and patriotic floats made their way, ultimately, to the American Legion Post 201. With a theme of “We shall pay any price, bear any
was called the largest ever and had a new route because of construction. Instead of Ga. 9/ Main Street, as is the typical route, the parade was changed to the parallel road, Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle, in blue, Canton Street. and Parade Chairman Roger Wise, Jr., in The parade, gray, thank members of Alpharetta’s Public which initially Safety Department. began shortly burden … to preserve our after the Civil War as a way liberties,” this year’s event to honor returning soldiers,
More photos page 25... was expanded after World War I and then ceased for several decades. It started back up in 1952 to honor all soldiers of all wars. “This is a community event. It does not belong to one individual or community. That’s the way it should be,” said Roger Wise, chairman of the parade. “We do this to pay our respects to soldiers past, present and future and remember that freedom isn’t free.” This year’s parade was one of the largest ever. “Freedom is worth life and life is worth freedom,” said
Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle. “It is what we celebrate, pursue and believe that makes this country so great.” The keynote speaker and grand marshal was Lee Brown, an Alpharetta resident who served in WWII as an Army Ranger. He stormed the beaches of Normandy, fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was among the first to liberate Buchenwald Concentration Camp. “I’m not a hero,” he said. “I saw a greater purpose in my life – to serve my country.”
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