Karen Leathem
Karen Leathem
bought decided parade
They decided they were going to parade anyway, because they had bought all their costumes.
certainly city face lost people slap understand
I certainly understand people who have not been able to come back here, who have lost so much, who feel that is a slap in the face to them. At the same time, other people who have lost everything see this as a way of regaining their city and regaining their culture.
fewer greatly
There are fewer parades, but not greatly fewer.