Indy parade full circle moment for veteran
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Steven Street never could have imagined he would be standing here today.
Standing on the steps of the Indiana War Memorial, the retired Army sergeant major watched active and former personnel, their supporters and the marching bands file past. Unlike most of the veterans in the parade and lining the sidewalk, he saw the parade from the inside before he ever enlisted.
Street told News 8 he marched in the parade with the John Marshall High School JROTC corps all four years of high school. After he graduated, he enlisted, kicking off what would turn out to be a 27-year Army career.
“I had no idea that I would end up staying in as long as I did, but opportunity after opportunity, I would reenlist for whatever that opportunity was and next thing you know, you’re over 20 (years),” he said.
Street said his time in the Army included assignments in the 3rd Infantry and 82nd Airborne divisions, plus service as a recruiter and as a drill sergeant. He deployed twice to Iraq and once to Afghanistan. He said the two biggest things he took away from his military career were exposure to different people and cultures and the opportunity to serve.