Tuesday, April 28th 2020, 10:32 pm
A family and community gathered at Veteran's Park in Newcastle on Friday to make sure this birthday was one Ed Childs would never forget.
Childs turned 98 last week, but he and his family canceled plans to visit Las Vegas because of the pandemic.
Instead, his family organized a surprise parade.
The Newcastle fire and police departments, the local VFW and the Oklahoma City Freedom Riders motorcycle group joined to put on a show.
"What a surprise," Childs said afterward. "I knew there was going to be a parade, but I didn't know it was going to be for me."
Four generations of Childs' family were present at the parade, along with several faces that Childs didn't even recognize.
When asked to give the parade a review, Childs gave it a resounding "10."
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