Waukesha veteran says he had no choice but to cancel the Memorial Day Parade

Patrick Craney is the president of the Allied Veterans of Waukesha. He says on Memorial Day, when he marches, he thinks about the men he served with who didn't make it home.

Patrick is a Vietnam veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart after being wounded serving our country. He was also the person who had to make the painful decision to call off the Waukesha Memorial Day Parade. He heads up the Allied Veterans of Waukesha which represents all the various veterans group in the city.

"The veterans in the veterans groups are becoming older. They don't feel they have the physical ability to be in the parade, to march in the parade or carry flags, carry rifles that sort of thing,” said Patrick.

Patrick says age and ability to march wasn’t the only factor in canceling, but it was a big one. He says the average age for the veterans group is between 75 to mid 80s. Patrick says the VFW color guard had to turn in their rifles and their uniforms because they couldn't carry the rifles and march.

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