A Bit More From the Veteran's Day Parade

 I love this small home town parade,

with it's community spirit

 and patriotism on display. 

 

Our morning started here

at the fire hall,  along with everyone

else getting ready to

 participate in the parade,

or to bundle up on the sidelines

to watch the parade go by.

I remember coming to the fire hall

when I was a kid to see Santa.

We each received an orange,

a bag of un-shelled nuts, and

probably a candy cane.

I remember the orange though,

as oranges were a rare treat for us.

I can't believe  this was fifty years ago...

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The cooks working the grill.

On the menu:

Pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs,

coffee and orange juice.

  

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Doesn't this car look like

it belongs in a movie

from the past?, 

And doesn't she look

absolutely right for the part?

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The end.

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Well not quite.

These fellas bring up the rear.

They're Redding's Asphalt Cowboys

shooting holes in their straw hats,

making lots of noise, and having

a grand old time.