ST. LOUIS — Thousands of people lining downtown streets cheered wildly as veterans, some wiping away tears, marched through St. Louis on Saturday during the nation's first big welcome-home parade for Iraq War veterans.
St. Louis hosts first major parade celebrating Iraq War's end
Saturday, January 28, 2012 | 4:02 p.m. CST;
updated 9:26 p.m. CST, Saturday, January 28, 2012
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