Warm temperatures Saturday sent the Cape Coral community searching for shade but the summer-like heat did not prevent people of all ages from lining Cape Coral Parkway for the city’s Veterans Day parade.
At 11 a.m., 4-year-old Jordan Menic shuffled his feet with excitement as the Lee County Sheriff Office’s helicopter made its first low pass over the parade route. Then a walking procession of local veterans followed by this year’s Grand Marshall, Capt. Petros “Pete” Kurkimilis officially kicked off the blocks-long parade showcasing service vehicles, motorcycles and marchers.
Kurkimilis, 98, is a veteran of three wars, including World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War…