Greeting the crowd

By Beth Suda

May 25, 2009 | 12:50 p.m. CDT

Capt. Robert Gibson, a NASA astronaut, waves to the crowd during the Salute to Veterans 2009 Memorial Day parade. Despite early morning rain, the parade marched down Broadway before ending at Fifth Street.

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