Mayor Bloomberg: No NYC parade for Iraq War vets

 

Published: January 27, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says there will be no city parade for Iraq War veterans in the foreseeable future because of objections voiced by military officials.

The mayor said on his Friday appearance on WOR Radio officials in Washington "think a parade would be premature while we still have so many troops in harm's way around the world."

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