Celebrate CB board apologizes for denying vet group's float
Source: Omaha World Herald
By John Schreier
The Celebrate CB board has extended an olive branch to local Vietnam War veterans.
Board members issued an apology over the denial of a local veterans group’s float that prevented it from participating in last Saturday’s Celebrate CB parade – a move that drew praise from the president of the veterans organization who sought to enter the parade.
Carol Horner, chairwoman of the Celebrate CB board, said the move to deny the group’s float application was made after complaints were received last year from parents and veterans alike, who expressed concern regarding the veterans group’s depiction of a soldier in a “tiger cage” cell from the Vietnam War.
However, she said organizers “made a big mistake” by not realizing the importance of the imagery behind the float.
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Read more: http://www.omaha.com/news/iowa/celebrate-cb-board-apologizes-for-denying-vet-group-s-float/article_43960782-e1df-11e3-8261-0017a43b2370.html
Hosts this story drew national attention from Veterans groups. Considering how much Veteran's are in the news of late, I posted this in LBN. If it gets locked I will repost it in GD tomorrow.
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Previous story here: Bluffs council hosts heated discussion on rejected 'tiger cage' float: http://www.omaha.com/news/bluffs-council-hosts-heated-discussion-on-rejected-tiger-cage-float/article_1ce3f804-e051-11e3-8972-001a4bcf6878.html
From last Saturday: 4 veterans groups won't march in Council Bluffs parade: http://upload.democraticunderground.com/10024966651
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