Today, a March on Hollywood
The Orange County Victory Parade may have been just a warm-up for Southern California’s main military event. This afternoon, a parade to honor the returning troops of the Gulf War will wind down the streets of Hollywood, featuring such big-name stars as Bob Hope and Roseanne Barr.
Army Lt. Gen. Calvin A. H. Waller, deputy commander of Operation Desert Storm, is the parade grand marshal. Retired Gen. William C. Westmoreland, commander of U.S. forces in the later stages of the Vietnam War, will lead a contingent of Vietnam veterans.
The parade will begin at 4 p.m. and follow a 3.2-mile route through Hollywood on Sunset and Hollywood boulevards. More than 700 police and traffic officers are expected to be on hand to handle the crowd.
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