The parade was over before it started

The Veteran's Day Parade was awful this year. You would think the City of Miami could do something nice to celebrate our Veterans who deserve it. They fight for our country, come back wounded or not at all and this is what they get - a half assed effort?  If it was David Beckham or one of the developers around here, they would be kissing their asses.

One of my neighbors, an older vet, almost came to the parade with me in his wheelchair, I'm glad he didn't, I would have been mortified.

Traffic was backed up for blocks because Grand Avenue was closed, so all traffic was rerouted to Main Highway. All for a five minute parade.

I didn't see any politicians this year, there was not much of a crowd and there weren't even police on horseback, the fun part of the parade every year. When I asked one of the cops on duty why this was, he said that the parade was poorly organized this year and they didn't have enough funding. I didn't realize people were paid to be in the parade.

To be fair, there was an event at the cemetery beforehand and an event at Arbrister Park after the parade, where a few politicians showed up. 

The parade is every year, not quite sure what organization they need - the King Mango Strut goes off without a hitch each year without a problem.

Residents and people who work here couldn't be bothered to come out. There were more spectators last year when it was on a Friday.

I'm really disappointed in the City and the planners. People who did show up, sat in the hot sun for an hour waiting for a five minute parade. There literally was a street sweeper right behind the parade. I'm not sure what they were cleaning up since there were no horses.

Cleaning up after non-existent horses - and spectators.