Re: “A salute for service — Parade honors duty performed on nation’s behalf,” Wednesday news story.
I was disappointed and saddened by the lack of local TV coverage of the Veterans Day Parade in downtown Dallas Tuesday.
The noon news mentioned it and showed a few brief shots, but concentrated more on cold weather than on the people. My 99-year-old friend William McDavid Filgo was thrilled to be invited to participate — even with the prospect of riding in an open vehicle. He wouldn’t consider wearing a warm cap. He said his regular Cowboy hat “would be just fine!”
The faces of many who have served for us and survived deserve to be remembered and be reminders of those who didn’t. One 6 p.m. newscast really insulted all who made the event possible by showing only 10 seconds, fast-forward of footage.
That was comical and shouldn’t have been. Now I understand what short shrift means.
Franne Jackson, Dallas