they brought a picture of her son and a huge giants fan. sergeant willis sent a message before the big game. i m from new york. i want to say hi to my family and go big blue. his mom said she promised she would go to the parade if the giants won and she would bring his picture. the giants won and new york held the parade and glenda kept her promise. she said it would be compassionate to have a parade for her son and daughter in new york. tonight, there s still no parade in the works for new york city to welcome home the troops and mark the end of the iraq war. i can tell you that sergeant willis is home from iraq and afghanistan and he and his family are here with us watching the show in this very room. welcome home.
son and a huge giants fan. sergeant willis sent a message before the big game. i m from new york. i want to say hi to my family and go big blue. his mom said she promised she would go to the parade if the giants won and she would bring his picture. the giants won and new york held the parade and glenda kept her promise. she said it would be compassionate to have a parade for her son and daughter in new york. tonight, there s still no parade in the works for new york city to welcome home the troops and mark the end of the iraq war. i can tell you that sergeant willis is home from iraq and afghanistan and he and his family are here with us watching the show in this very room. welcome home. look, you re on tv. it s really cool to have you here and it s the best new thing in the world today.
thinking about this generation of veterans that come home and need a job. ordinary americans are holding their own parades. welcome home love florida and tucson and new england coastal ports smith new hampshire. the pentagon, for reasons that i do not start to understand, still say they do not want new york city to hold a parade. new york city is where we ve always done this. new york did throw one ticker tape parade for the new york giants and at their parade the football parade, we met the willis family.
thinking about this generation of veterans that come home and need a job. ordinary americans are holding their own parades. welcome home love florida and tucson and new england coastal ports smith new hampshire. the pentagon, for reasons that i do not start to understand, still say they do not want new york city to hold a parade. new york city is where we ve always done this. new york did throw one ticker tape parade for the new york giants and at their parade the football parade, we met the willis family. they brought a picture of her
initiative and decided to do it on their own. every time they did it it was the best new thing in the world. our nation s first ever, look at that, first ever parade for troops coming home from the war in iraq. it happened saturday in st. louis, missouri. tens of thousands of people lined the streets. this is a thank you big enough to make the nation notice and personal enough to grab your heart and rattle it a little. twice he s flown home after serving in iraq. you could drop me in any city in the united states because i was home. reporter: he was touched by the out pouring of his hometown. completely overwhelmed. our nation has been debating whether now is a good time to celebrate veterans coming home from iraq with so many of them