It was billed as "the mother of all parades." And the organizers had promised that12 million pounds of confetti, a million yellow ribbons and6,000 tons of ticker tape would be dropped on the veterans returning from the Persian Gulf war ... 它被秒为“一切游行之母”。主办间单位承诺将投掷1200万磅彩色碎纸，100万条黄丝带，还有6000吨白色纸条[欢迎]自波斯湾战争归来的战士 ... 。
