Veterans of all stripes honored with annual parade

A diverse group of people participated in the 17th annual Veterans Day Parade in Fallbrook. Veterans of World War II, Iraq and everyone in between were included in the lineup according to VFW member Marc Sigmon, who chaired the Nov. 11 parade for the second year in a row.

Sigmon said that the VFW and its parade are open to “all veterans, no matter how long they served.” He also pointed out that, “Less than one percent of Americans have served in the military service.”

This year, the parade and subsequent ceremony had a theme of a “Tribute to Women Veterans”. So the parade marshal was Fallbrook...