In spite of the rain, the people of Fort Scott lined the route from the airport through downtown Fort Scott, then east to the Adam and Jennifer LaRoche ranch Wednesday afternoon.
The route and patriotic welcome were for the combat veterans that the LaRoche’s will be hosting a turkey hunt in the next few days.
E3 Foundation, founded by Adam and Jennifer LaRoche, is partnering with Combat Warriors Inc. to host the turkey hunt for the military heroes.
The LaRoche’s asked the town to rally behind the entry into Fort Scott of the veterans, to honor them.
On Wednesday, April 25 at approximately 1:30 p.m. the veterans landed at Fort Scott Airport then headed to the LaRoche Ranch.
Cloudy skies and light rain prevailed, and some bystanders were downtown on the route by 1 p.m. Temperatures were in the 50s.
Just before the convoy arrived downtown, the rain steadily increased.
That did not stop the bystanders from waiting to show their support for the veterans.
The Fort Scott Tourism Center and additionally, Stewart Realty had handed out American flags, while Captured Images Photography handed out patriotic posters to the community to hold in welcome to the veterans.
All of these added to the color to the welcome, in spite of the cloudy skies.
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