Thursday, November 12, 2009

2009 Veteran's Day Parade

Veteran's Day is a time to honor Veteran's of the US military. We were invited to march in the Veteran's Day Parade.


We offered to stack arms with the modern army but the 1861 Springfield was twice as long as the modern weapons.


We marched with the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.


The staging area was filled with interesting vehicles and people.

The Dunlaps were on hand to represent the Civilians of the Civil War.

A fine example of modern and less modern cavalry.



The modern reconassance balloon!






The parade begins.




The Dunlap clan pay tribute on this day.


The young cadets stay in step.


The modern carriage for the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War carries precious cargo.





The guard halted and paid respects to the fallen and living veterans.



The parade offers us a chance to give service and we will do it again.