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Dyllyo said:
If you DON'T go, the terrorists win. That is exactly the definition of terrorism; to scare and intimidate you.

The odds of the parade being attacked are very very slim. Go, and enjoy the festivities! Don't let them dictate how you live.

In the very same way that if people stopped going to marathons after Boston.  I absolutely agree.  The thing that got to my sister was the stories of the folks who died as well as the scope of the tradegy.  When we were going back and forth, she mentioned a young lady who had just got her MBA 3 days before and was celebrating her graduation and was killed.  And, yes this is truly sad.  But as everyone has pointed out, fear is the weapon of terror.  So, I will go.  And I am taking my sister with me.   You guys were able to explain it better to me than I was able to explain it to my sister, so thank you all!