KEARNEY — The Kearney Veterans of Foreign Wars organized a “Patriot Parade” for the residents of the Central Nebraska Veterans Home during the morning of Wednesday, July 2.
The event started with a flyover by the CHI Health Good Samaritan AirCare helicopter, which continued flying around the area during the parade.
The parade was made up of a number of entities including law enforcement, represented by the Kearney Police Department, Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office, Nebraska State Patrol and the University of Nebraska – Kearney Police; the City of Kearney, including Mayor Jonathan Nikkila and city council member Alex Alex Straatmann; Senator Stan Clouse and former Sentator John Lowe took part, as well public entities such as Nebraska Public Power District and many area citizens.
Photos by Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today
