Around noontime, Carol went up to watch the Memorial Day parade here in New Bedford.<\/p>\n
“How was it?” I asked when she got back.<\/p>\n
“It was fine,” she said. “Some people walked down all the way from Buttonwood Park alongside the parade. You should have gone.”<\/p>\n
“I suppose I should have,” I said.<\/p>\n
She started eating watermelon. “I figured that as long as some kid from New Bedford died in Iraq, I should at least go to the Memorial Day parade,” she added. “Actually, I didn’t realize it, but four kids from New Bedford have died in the war.”<\/p>\n
I felt a little guilty that I hadn’t gone. “Four from New Bedford?” I said.<\/p>\n
“Yeah,” she said. “One of their fathers was there. He stood up next to the mayor. He didn’t speak, but it looked like he was maybe crying a little.”<\/p>\n
I guess I really should have gone to the Memorial Day parade. Sadly, because this war shows no signs of ending, when I do go to the parade next year there will probably be some more New Bedford kids who have died in Iraq.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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