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Veterans receive warm welcome at the Iowa State Fair

Veterans receive warm welcome at the Iowa State Fair
WEBVTT YEAR.WHO KNOWS, MAYBE IT WILL BE ANALL-TIME RECORD.TODAY IS VETERANS DAY AT THESTATE FAIR, VERY SOLEMN, VERYHONORABLE CEREMONIES HERE AT THEIOWA STATE FAIR AND INDIA FOOTERHAS MORE ON THAT.THE VIA BANK MANY CEREMONIESTHROUGHOUT THE DAY AND THOUSANDSOF VETERANS WHO ALWAYS SHOW UPFOR A BIG ARRAYED MAKING MONDAYA MEANINGFUL -- BIG ARRAYEDMAKING MONDAY A BEAUTIFUL DAY.>> [SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM]CYNTHIA: THE FAIRGROUNDS STOODSTILL TO SALUTE OUR FLAG, OURFREEDOM AND THOSE WHO FOUGHT FORIT.>> I WAS A KOREAN VET, 46THINFANTRY>> I WAS WITH THE MARINES FOR 10YEARS, FROM 1968 TO 1978 DURINGTHE VIETNAM ERA.CYNTHIA: FOR GREG BAMBAUCH, THISIS THE PARADE HE NEVER CAME HOMETO.>> IT'S NICE WE HAVE TRIBUTESTODAY, IN THE 70'S WE DIDN'THAVE THAT.CYNTHIA: TODAY, THE FIRSTRINGING OF THE IOWA TRIBUTEBELL.>> NOW WE RING THE BELL TOCELEBRATE THOSE WHO SERVED WITHHONOR RING, APPLAUSE. , THOSE WHO ANSWERED THE CALLWITH COURAGE AND HONOR.CYNTHIA: DOG TAGS AND GOLD STARSWERE MOLDED INTO THE BRASS BELLTO BENEFIT THE IOWA VETERANSTRUST FUND.>> IT GOES TO VETS WHO HAVE NOOTHER PLACE TO GET HELP. >> PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE WE'RECELEBRATING 75TH ANNIVERSARY OFKOREAN WAR.CYNTHIA: WITH VETERANS HEREEYEING ESCALATING TENSIONS INNORTH KOREA.>> THEY JUST DESTROYED NORTHKOREA, IF HE DOES SOMETHING TOWHY WOULD HE DO IT?I MEAN COME I KNOW HE IS NOTVERY SMART, BUT HE IS ALSO NOTTHAT DUMB.>> I WISH THERE WAS MOREDIPLOMACY THAN RHETORIC NOW, ITIS DANGEROUS.CYNTHIA: IOWA VETERANS WHO HAVESEEN WAR SAY THEY NOW PRAY FORPEACE.>> JUST REMEMBER IF YOU SEE MENOR WOMEN IN UNIFORM SAY THANK
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Veterans receive warm welcome at the Iowa State Fair
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