More than one hundred home schooling friends of Vision Forum Ministries traveled to Fredericksburg, Texas on Saturday for the town’s parade commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima where they joined thousands of other grateful Americans who lined the streets for the special event.

Justice Phillips offers a carnation to one highly decorated Marine and Iwo Jima veteran.

Even with inclement weather, thousands came out to offer one final goodbye to the octogenarian heroes.

Tanks, jeeps, and other armored vehicles carried veterans from the Second World War.

Faith Phillips says “thank you.”

The Valenti family traveled from Louisiana to honor those grandfathers of the World War II generation.

Faith hands a flower to a Navy Corpsman from D-Day +3 from Iwo Jima.

Beloved bride Beall Phillips at the Fredericksburg parade.