Returning Vets Honored in St. Louis Parade
Make January 28th Welcome Home the Heroes from Iraq Day (Logo: Facebook)
The last US troops left Iraq in December.
And although suicide attacks and car-bombs are an every day reality there, President Obama has declared the US war in Iraq over.
Saint Louis residents have organized a “Welcome Home” vets parade.
Organizer Tom Appelbaum tells host Lisa Mullins for him, it’s an attempt to close the book on the Iraq war.
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