Tag: veterans day parade
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Inaugural Veterans Week with parade to honor service, sacrifice of Pikes Peak-area veterans
By O’Dell Isaac One day is not enough. With roughly 90,000 former military service members calling Colorado Springs home, honoring their service and sacrifice with a single day seemed inadequate. “We are a community of veterans,” said Andy Koen of the special event management firm O’Donnell and O’Donnell. “We thought our annual celebration should reflect…
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A look into the Purple Heart Exhibit ahead of Veterans Week in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Starting in November, an art exhibit at this year’s Veterans Week in Colorado Springs will transport residents back in time to the creation of the United States through medals and coins. Created by the American…
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Colorado Springs plans Veterans Week after nearly canceling parade last year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After the Colorado Springs Veterans Day parade came close to canceling last year, the community is planning a week of events to celebrate the holiday. The festivities will honor the 94,000 veterans who live in El Paso County. The inaugural Veterans Week will start with…
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8 weekend things to do in Colorado Springs and beyond: Bear Run, Cat Fest, Pancake Jam and more
SATURDAY Laughing, running human bears, 400 of them in bruin costumes, take over Bear Creek Park on Saturday for the 10th annual Bear Creek Bear Run Fundraiser. Check-in at 8:15 a.m., costume contest at 9 a.m., bear yoga at 9:30 a.m. and, at 10 a.m., bears run in a 5K or 3K fun run and walk. The…
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New organizers reviving Veterans Day parade after cancellation
Colorado Springs will have a Veterans Day parade after all. Civic and businesses leaders announced Tuesday that new organizers have come forward to ensure a parade will take place next month after last week’s news of the cancellation of the original parade triggered an outpouring of support for the event. The new parade, to be…
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Shockingly, Colorado Springs Veterans Day Parade canceled this year
Lack of participants and a loss of sponsorships have forced the cancellation of this year’s Colorado Springs Veterans Day Parade. Not enough groups registered by the Oct. 1 sign-up deadline to make the Nov. 2 parade viable, said organizers from the nonprofit Colorado Springs Veterans Day Parade in a Friday news release. It’s only the second…