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Juliette Kayyem

Let parades greet our Iraq vets

By Juliette Kayyem

 |  Globe Columnist  

  March 01, 2012

Last night, the White House hosted a formal dinner in honor of Iraq veterans, inviting 200 soldiers and their spouses from all 50 states. It was an opportunity to give thanks. But it wasn’t enough. The complicated ending to the Iraq war has generated an impassioned debate about how we ought to celebrate the soldiers returning home. Localities throughout the nation have organized parades, but the Pentagon has balked at a national celebration and a Times Square event.

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