Greenville Veterans Day at the nation’s 250th

It began with the color guard. “Forward, march,” barked Bill Cook. Cook is not only a veteran, he’s the post adjutant. “This is a special year for us,” he said. “250 years of this country’s history. The military has been a part of it, and we want to show our love and respect for our country.” And proudly they marched. “We not only had our post,” Cook said, “we had other veterans who decided to show up, and we invited them to march with us.” More than 150 people showed up to watch members of the Indian Valley American Legion Post 568 march down Greenville’s Main Street Nov. 11. Cook said the parade almost didn’t happen. “We heard earlier in the year there wasn’t going to be a parade,” he said. “So, the post got together and decided that we were going to march regardless.” Cook said he put the word out to the community and the response was clear. “This was a well-attended parade,” he said.

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