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America is big on parades. We throw for homecomings and holidays; we throw them to celebrate diversity across the board. Historically, we throw them after wars come to a close ... and we throw them, of course, when one NFL team reigns supreme like today's Giants parade in NYC. With no shortage of floats, marching bands or confetti, doesn't it make sense, then, that we'd bust out the balloons in honor of our country's veterans returning from war in Iraq right now?
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) sure thinks so. The respected veterans organization is asking mayors across the country to clear the roads for heros heading home. By signing this IAVA National Day of Action petition, you can stand in solidarity asking government "to organize a single national day of action, coordinating the efforts of cities and towns nationwide to celebrate our nation's newest heroes and connect them with the resources they have earned."
With all due respect to our beloved quarterbacks, the petition's header has a point: "If The Giants Deserve a Parade, Don't Iraq's Vets?" There can never be too many parades, I always say.
Click the links below for more information on the National Day of Action proposal and ways to support the IAVA. And weigh in our poll too.
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Help returning vets get the honor they deserve through a National Day of Action.
