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WEBVTT CROWD IN TEARS.THIS IS IOWA.>> PLENTY OF TOWNS CLAIM THEY'REFAMILY FRIENDLY.CLAIM A SPOT EARLY ENOUGH ALONPELLA'S TULIP TIME PARADE ROUTEAND YOU'LL WITNESS MOMS ANDTHEIR BOYS PROVING IT'SDIFFERENT UNDER THEIR DUTCHWINDMILL>> IT REALLY BRINGS THECOMMUNITY TOGETHER.>> A CELEBRATION BUILT NOT OFTHE BULBS OR BAKERY GOODIES.>> THE BEST WATERS.>> THE BONDS BOOMER GENERATIONSPECIAL TO THE SAME CURVE EVERYYEAR.RUTH BUSHNELL AND HER GIRLS AREALWAYS HERE.>> I HAD A SUMMIT SERVED INGERMANY.>> BUT WHEN DUTY CALLED, RUTH'SBOY ANSWERED.>> IT'S ALWAYS HARD, HE WAS HARDTO -- >> HILSON HAD NO IDEA JUST TWOBLOCKS DOWN THE STREET SERGEANT, BUSHNELL, WAS HOME FROMGERMANY.WITH HIS WIFE AND 10 MONTH OLDGIRL READY TO HIDE IN THEPARADE. ON THE AMERICAN LEGIONFLOAT HEADED STRAIGHT FOR HISMOM'S SPOT>> AFTER THAT, IT'S GOING TO BEWATER WORKS FOR MY MOM.SHALL BE HAPPY.[LAUGHTER]ERIC: LIVE IN PELLA LONG ENOUGH,AND YOU THINK YOU KNOW THEENTRIES.>> THERE SOME QUOTES THAT ARETHE SAME EVERY YEAR.ERIC: LIKE WHERE PELLA'SMILITARY BOYS MARCH.SHE HAD NO IDE>> WOW![CAR HONK]>> MY SON![APPLAUSE]>> OH MY GODMY GOD![CRYING]>> OH MY GOODNESS.ERIC: RETURNED 60 FRIDAY.AND HER BOY, A SIMPLE BIRTHDAYCALL -- HER BOY KNEW A SIMPLEBIRTHDAY CALL FROM GERMANYWOULDN'T CUT IT.>> OH, I MISS YOU SO MUCH.>> I KNOW. ERIC: SO HE PACKED UP HIS YOUNGFAMILY BLOCK RIDE AROUND PELLA'SSQUARE[APPLAUSE]FOR MOST OF THE PARADE.>> OH.ERIC: RUTH BARELY NOTICED SHE'DACTUALLY BEEN PULLED INTO IT.SHE WAS TOO BUSY HUGGING HERBOY, WHO HAD REALLY COME ALL THE