Bend / Central Oregon News, Sports, Business, Weather, Entertainment, Classifieds and Local & State Headlines | The Bulletin

Use Advanced Search to filter by date and category. *keyword is required in search field.
start date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
end date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
category:
Archive Home > 2002 > May > 28 > Prineville parade a flag-waving tribute

Prineville parade a flag-waving tribute

Onlookers of all ages pay homage to soldiers lost

By Mike Cronin / The Bulletin
May 28, 2002

PRINEVILLE - It breaks Dean Merrick's heart that Memorial Day parades last only 15 minutes these days.

A veteran of the Korean War, the 68-year-old remembers parades in Seattle, where he spent his boyhood years, that "took an hour" to go by.

He also remembers a life of scarcity during....

Read complete article

Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.