{"id":1600,"date":"2014-11-11T18:37:44","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T18:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/?p=1600"},"modified":"2017-07-22T08:59:17","modified_gmt":"2017-07-22T08:59:17","slug":"baltimore-city-honors-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/2014\/11\/11\/baltimore-city-honors-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore City Honors Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The march and ceremony was held to celebrate current veterans and those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of America. \u201cHonor a veteran, heal a nation,\u201d was the theme of this year\u2019s Veterans Day Parade.<\/p>\n

The Maryland Freestate ChalleNGe Academy, local high school students, veteran organizations, junior ROTC members, and other organizations participated in the event. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore City mayor, Brig. Gen. Linda L. Singh, commander of the Maryland Army National Guard, and other dignitaries led the march and spoke during
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\u201cIt is so important that we take time on this day to say a simple thank you to our veterans,\u201d Rawlings-Blake said.
\nHundreds of supporters stood on the sidelines and expressed their thanks and gratitude for those who raised their right hand to protect our nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that no great nation exists without a great a military,\u201d Rawlings-Blake said. \u201cSo in order for our country to have made it this far and to have a great country for the future, we have to have veterans. We have to have people who are willing to say \u2018sign me up, to say I am willing to serve\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Serving this nation for 33 years, Singh expressed her connection to previous and current veterans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I think about what it means for me to wear this uniform, I know what it means to [them] to have worn the uniform and to wear the uniform,\u201d Singh said. \u201cWe are here to make sure that you have a free nation, so we can stand as one.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Veterans Day Parade concluded with a wreath-laying ceremony to honor the fallen but not forgotten Service members.<\/p>\n

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