Hometown Stories

My grandpa is 92. Every Hyllingsfest (a bi-annual celebration in my hometown), he would march in the parade carrying flags for the American Legion. This year, apparently the "powers that be" booted him from the parade as it would be too draining for my grandpa. So what does he do? According to my cousin, he got dressed up in his uniform, waited for the flag carrying Legion members to walk by, then he jumped into the parade as if nobody would notice. The paper did. They wrote this week that they "appreciated his service, that he was a true patriot, but they were concerned for his health."