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Women Of The Military To Be Honored By Tom Haraldsen
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or the sixth consecutive year, Taylorsville City will have the honor of hosting the state’s official Veterans Day parade on Tuesday, Nov. 11. The parade and subsequent ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at city hall, 2600 West Taylorsville Blvd. This year’s theme is “Women of the Military,” with two veterans serving as Grand Marshals for the parade. Valentina Paddock, USMC, and Jill Atwood, U.S. Army, will also participate in the program in front of city hall following the parade. Valentine Paddock served for just under three years in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1953-55, during the Korean War. “I was living in San Francisco, and right after I got out of high school, I wanted to start my own life. So I enlisted in the Marines,” she said. She was attracted to the Marines because of a newsreel film which showed before a motion picture in her theatre. That was a common practice in the 40s, 50s, 60s and early 70s. She spent five days riding a train across the country to Paris Island, South Carolina, where her basic training began. “That was quite an experience for a 19-year-old,” she said. She’s very proud of the time she spent in the Marines, and she’s subsequently had two sons, a daughter, a grandson and a granddaughter who’ve served in the military. “I’m very proud of my family,” she said. “And being asked to be part of the Veterans Day parade is very exciting.” She has lived in
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