Craig Schneider started the January 28 Group over dinner with a few friends complaining about their jobs. Schneider realized that his on-the-job troubles were nothing compared to what servicemembers had to go through while fighting in Iraq. According to January28Group.org:
Schneider and friends now have an ambitious goal - to organize and raise funds for a welcome home parade for Iraq War veterans in downtown St. Louis, where Schneider lives. It would be the first and only parade so far to welcome home the troops who served in Iraq. The January 28 Group has set up a Facebook page that now has more than 4,500 members in an effort to garner support for the parade.
St. Louis television station KSDK-TV has more on how you can get involved in the parade effort. Click here to watch.
