Wausau Memorial Day Parade. Image courtesy: WAOW TV
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) — The 2021 Wausau Memorial Day Parade provided a meaningful ceremony for those who served by keeping the focus solely on them.
Saturday’s event featured no commercial floats or marching bands. Instead, Veterans marched and were driven from Trinity Lutheran Church on Stewart Avenue to the Opportunity INC building on River Drive.
“More important is the remembrance, you know this is not a celebration, or a three-day celebration to sell mattresses and equipment. This is a day to remember those who died for us, that you can do those kind of things over this three-day weekend,” Bob Weller, First Vice Commander for Wausau American Legion Post 10, told WAOW TV.
Organizers allowed anyone with service experience to participate in the event.
The 2020 Memorial Day Parade was called off due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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