Wounded Vets to be Honored at Annual Parade Downtown

SAN ANGELO< TX -- Approximately 20 wounded veterans will be honored during a parade along the Concho River on Thursday, Dec. 7.

Organized by San Angelo Support for Veterans, Inc. and the City of San Angelo, the parade will begin at 12:15 p.m. at the east end of Santa Fe Park, which is at the corner of Santa Fe and Veterans’ Memorial drives. It will move east along Veterans’ Memorial Drive to South Irving Street.

Public parking is available nearby along Concho Avenue.

The parade, formerly known as the Hunt for Heroes parade, will feature the veterans riding in golf carts along with marching bands, military members from Goodfellow Air Force Base and other supporting groups.

The veterans will be in San Angelo enjoying a free weekend of hunting at area ranches. San Angelo Support for Veterans, a nonprofit group, organizes the parade and hunts each year.