Col. Dan E. Straight, a retired Air Force pilot and veteran of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam died yesterday. Col Straight was the Grand Marshall of 2005’s Longmont Veteran’s Day Parade.

I shot this photo above of Col. Straight in that parade. Dar’s dad, a Vietnam vet, was visiting us, so we pulled the kids out of school and took them downtown for the parade. It’s a shame to me that kids have to go to school on Vet’s day (mine never will!), when they should be out honoring vets.

And here’s a video I put together of the parade that year…

I never met Col. Straight, unfortunately, but he sounds like a very colorful man, involved in many local charities and causes. Our WWII vets are dying off at an alarming rate. Never pass up an opportunity to thank a Vet (of any war). There are heroes all around us.

Here’s today’s article on the passing of Col. Straight.

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