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The
only thing Brazilian about the Kazamba dancers Saturday
afternoon was the swaying of their hips and the beat of
their drums corps.
Members
of the group were appropriately dressed from head to toe
in red, white and blue to take their place in the
Veterans Day Parade.
"Our
moves are Brazilian, but our attire is not," said
Yvette Ramirez, the choreographer for the Kazamba Drum
& Dance Group. "I'm a walking, dancing
flag."
Once
again a San Antonio tradition, the Veterans Day Parade
drew thousands downtown on Saturday to wave American
flags and cheer as patriotic floats, military units,
veterans organizations, local officials and marching
bands passed by.
A
huge American flag carried by San Antonio police
officers and firefighters was at the head of the
procession.
San
Antonio had an annual Veterans Day parade through 1970s,
but the march became sporadic and finally dismantled in
the mid-80s.
Three
years ago, the parade was reborn.
"We're
going to make sure it continues year to year," said
Delia Guajardo, president of the U.S. Military Veterans
Parade Association. "This is a lot of commitment
from the community — the passion, the love they have
for being patriotic and saying thank you to our
veterans."
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