No parade, but veteran no less deserving of honor

  • U.S. Navy veteran Ricky Bybee of East Palatka stands in front of the military mural in downtown Palatka. While the annual Veterans Day parade was canceled due to Tropical Storm Nicole and, as of press time, the event had not been rescheduled, Bybee was named grand marshal.
    U.S. Navy veteran Ricky Bybee of East Palatka stands in front of the military mural in downtown Palatka. While the annual Veterans Day parade was canceled due to Tropical Storm Nicole and, as of press time, the event had not been rescheduled, Bybee was named grand marshal.
After graduating from high school in 1978, Ricky Bybee was ready to conquer the world, so he and a couple of his buddies set out on their motorcycles heading to California. “We were looking for fame…

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