The band was playing, the parade was festive, and emotions ran high as nearly 1,000 people turned out for Legacy Traditional School's first-ever Veteran’s Day celebration. People began to pour into the school’s new campus at 9 a.m., to enjoy a free pancake and sausage breakfast cooked up by Legacy management and staff and hear the Maricopa High School band play. During the hour-long breakfast, the school, along with local Veterans’ groups, held a flag-raising ceremony. Following the flag raising, the large crowd lined both sides of the school’s parking lot for a Veteran’s Day parade, which was led by a Maricopa Fire truck and more than 100 kids riding bikes and trikes decorated in patriotic colors. The parade also featured a dance team from Maricopa Dance Academy. At the conclusion of the parade, the public gathered on the campus soccer field to hear speeches and songs. Below are the video highlights. Photo and video by Michael K. Rich |