O’side parade honors those who gave all

Veterans Offer a traditional gun salute.

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Oceanside grand Marshal Fred Morse addressed the crowd.

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Joe Brooks, School 5, keeps time.

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Gus Sabatino, World War II Veteran stands ready for the parade.

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David and Bill Schwartz, right are ready to join the Parade in their Classic Mustang convertible.

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Master of Ceremonies Bill Davison, Commander American Legion Post 1246, salutes at the Memorial Day services held at Oceanside High School.

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Left to right, Cyrus Vaseghi, Ray Litwin, Jim Moreno and James Taylor are getting ready to lead the Memorial Day Parade.

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Oceanside residents lined up waving flags, saluting and enjoying the Memorial Day parade, led by Grand Marshal Fred Morse. Veterans and the DAV, civic groups, students from the district’s schools, residents and children of all ages lined the parade route and heard the moving speeches at the parade’s end. It was a day to honor those who gave all, to thank them for their sacrifice, so that we have the freedom to celebrate and remember on a glorious day.

The Oceanside Chamber of Commerce took a big part in the Memorial Day parade by purchasing refreshments, water, ice tea, cookies and chips for all the marchers in the parade when they arrived at the high school ceremony. They also put American flags on Long Beach Road.