RALEIGH, N.C. — Today's Vault Visit takes us east to Raleigh.
On April 26, 2008, people from all over the state lined the streets of the state capitol for a parade.
It was a military appreciation parade. The one-and-a-half-mile route featured marching infantry and military bands, a military flyover and jets from Johnson Air Force Base! It was conceived as an event to help families who had lost a soldier in combat.
But it turned into more.
It was also a way for people to show appreciation for military members, past and present, and their families.
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