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Texas parade honoring war heroes ends in tragedy

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Johnie Lee Qualls, left, comforts and talks Friday with Terry Johnson, in Midland, Texas, before a community prayer service to pray for all those involved in an accident Thursday, where four veterans were killed.

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Sgt. Maj. Lawrence Boivin, 47

Sgt. Maj. William Lubbers, 43

Patriot Guard Riders comfort each other Friday, in Midland, Texas, as they gather for a prayer service to pray for all those involved in the veterans parade train accident Thursday.

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Cheered on by a flag-waving crowd, a parade float filled with wounded veterans and their spouses was inching across a railroad track when the crossing gates began to lower and a freight train that seemed to come out of nowhere was suddenly bearing down on them, its horn blaring.