Today, my hometown of Cedar Falls welcomed home Taylor Morris, a local war hero and Navy bomb detection expert who lost parts of all four of his limbs in an explosion in May. This is his first time home since his deployment.
I was driving down Main Street in Cedar Falls on my way to my sister's house and was overwhelmed with a strong feeling of pride for my small down of Cedar Falls, Iowa. Everywhere there were flags, and almost every shop had some welcome tribute to our celebrated soldier. I couldn't help parking my car and walking up and down the street to take photos. I'm proud to be apart of a town that takes pride in its citizens and shows love for our community as a family and a whole. It was so touching that so many people took the time to welcome Taylor at the airport, to organize a welcome route and to decorate to let him know just how much we appreciate his service and sacrifice. He is an inspiration to us all.
Read more about it and see photos on the
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier website.
Here are the photos I took. Click them to see to see them larger. :)
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| The Cedar Falls Theater |
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| The windows read "Welcome Home Taylor" and "We're PROUD of you!" |
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| Most of the bars/grills had contributions as well. There were lots of balloons. |
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| Even the little trinket and clothing shops joined in with their little touches and sidewalk signs |
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| Flags lined the street, landscaping and shop fronts. |
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