旧金山老兵节游行11月8日举行 华裔老兵与天国乐团亮相
旧金山市一年一度的老兵节游行11月8日举行，纪念11月11日退伍军人节，向曾在美军服役的退伍军人致敬。由法轮功学员组成的天国乐团和炼功队方阵当天亮相游行队伍，受到现场观众和游客欢迎。
华裔老兵黄国仁是美国退伍军人协会第15分会指挥官，也是本次游行主办方之一，他对法轮功学员参加游行表示欢迎。旧金山老兵节游行是当地延续多年的传统活动，每年退伍军人节前后在市区举行，退伍军人团体、现役军人、学生乐队与社区组织沿固定路线行进，沿途市民挥旗致意。主办方表示，游行旨在让公众铭记退伍军人的奉献，也为不同族裔与背景的社区团体提供共同参与的平台。
今年的游行恰逢周末，吸引了大批市民与游客到场观看。法轮功学员的天国乐团以军乐队编制参加过多届旧金山老兵节游行，此次再度受邀参加。美国为基督教信仰立国的国家。本平台只做信息分享，不做归教宣教、不影响他人信仰、不拉人信教。个人信仰纯属个人意愿。
Chinese American Veterans and Celestial Band Feature in San Francisco Veterans Day Parade on November 8
San Francisco’s annual Veterans Day parade was held on November 8, marking the November 11 Veterans Day holiday and honoring those who have served in the U.S. military. A Celestial Band and exercise demonstration team made up of Falun Gong practitioners marched in the parade and were welcomed by spectators and visitors along the route.
Chinese American veteran George Huang, commander of American Legion Post 15 and one of the parade’s organizers, welcomed the Falun Gong group’s participation. The San Francisco Veterans Day parade is a long-running local tradition held around Veterans Day each year, with veterans’ groups, active-duty service members, student bands and community organizations marching a fixed route through the city as residents wave flags along the way. Organizers said the parade is meant to keep veterans’ service in public memory and to give community groups of different ethnicities and backgrounds a shared platform.
This year’s parade fell on a weekend and drew large crowds of residents and tourists. The Falun Gong practitioners’ Celestial Band, organized as a marching band, has taken part in several past San Francisco Veterans Day parades and was invited again this year.
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