SAN BENITO — Freedom is not free.
No one knows that better than the families of the men and women who gave their lives for this country.
Yesterday, local veterans and family of veterans gathered in front of City Hall and silently marched to the San Benito Veterans War Memorial, where they were greeted by family, friends and city officials.
The marchers, made up of men, women and children, walked in solemn silence to the war memorial.
Some carried pictures of their fallen loved ones, those who could walk marched with their countrymen and those who couldn’t walk were wheeled to their destination by loved ones.
All carried signage, wore hats and shirts showing others where they’d been, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and other wars.
As the veterans walked along Sam Houston Boulevard led by the San Benito High School Naval Junior ROTC and a police motorcade, shop owners and patrons stepped onto the sidewalk to pay tribute to them.
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