"LOS NUEVOS BORINQUENEERS"-HISTORIA DE NUESTROS VETERANOS DE AFGANISTAN

Описание: WMTJ SISTEMA TV 12/23/2014 "LOS NUEVOS BORINQUENEERS"
Parade for veterans who served in Iraq, Afghanistan gaining steam, advocate says
Vincent McGowan, president of the United War Veterans Council, said the parade could be held as part of the city's Veterans Day celebration on Nov. 11, and would cost between $5 million and $7 million. Corporate sponsors such as HBO and U-Haul have said they would help foot the bill, McGowan said.
BY JENNIFER FERMINO NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Friday, May 23, 2014, 11:18 PM A A A
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President of the United War Veterans Council of New York County, Vince McGowan (center), joined Sen. Charles Schumer (left) and Harvey Bagg, UWVC chairman, on April 13 to call for a parade for veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Momentum is growing for a Big Apple ticker-tape parade for Iraq and Afghanistan war soldiers, with one leading advocate saying it could happen this fall.

The parade could be held as part of the city’s Veterans Day celebration on Nov. 11 and would cost between $5 million and $7 million, said Vincent McGowan, president of the United War Veterans Council.

“We will pull out all the stops,” said McGowan, who testified at the City Council’s Veterans Committee Hearing on a resolution calling for the parade.

He said corporate sponsors like HBO and U-Haul have said they would help foot the bill. Sen. Chuck Schumer, who first proposed the parade, told the Daily News that Veterans Day would be a “great choice,” but it’s up to the Department of Defense.

Also, Congress passed a bill that grants members of the 65th Infantry Regiment — the Borinqueneers — the Congressional Gold Medal for their service in Korea.

“I’m very proud. I thank Congress,” Thomas Lopez, a member of the 65th, told the Council. “I’m the spokesman for those who never came back."
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