Honoring Arizona’s Veterans is recognizing our Cold War veterans this year with the 2017 Phoenix Veterans Day Parade theme, “Silent Sacrifice: Honoring our Cold War Veterans.” Many of our younger generation might not be really clear on just what the Cold War was, as it certainly is different from other conflicts in which the […]
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Who: Honoring Cold War Veterans, those who served from 1955 until 1991 What: Phoenix Veterans Day Parade, presented by Honoring Arizona’s Veterans When: Veterans Day, November 11, 2017, at 11 a.m. Where: Parade route runs southbound on Central Avenue starting at Montebello, turns east onto Camelback Road and then south on 7th Street, ending at
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We are honored that KTAR News has chosen to feature each of our 2016 Phoenix Veterans Day Parade Grand Marshals in their “Profiles in Courage” feature. In this installment, Cold War Grand Marshal Diana Pike can’t fight back the tears as she not only recalls her service – but that of those who have fallen,
Diana Pike is an Army veteran, mentor, executive and Gold Star Mom. No stranger to challenges, Pike had a difficult start growing up in Compton, California, but knew she wanted more from life. So a week after graduating from high school in 1975, she joined the Women’s Army Corps. After basic training, she attended Morse
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