2017 Auburn Veterans Day Parade Photos

It was a cool, cloudy Saturday for the 52nd annual Auburn Veterans Day Parade. The rain showers came and went, but the rain stopped once the parade was ready to start.

Submarine Veteran Group photo

The crowd was enthusiastic as ever and everyone seemed to enjoy the parade. Our turnout was a little lighter than normal, with members from Seattle Base, Bremerton Base, and Silent Service Motorcycle Club showing up. Even with the lighter turnout, it was a good time and great to see all the veterans out for the parade.

Here are some photos from the event.

We had a little bit of a walk to get to the staging area

There was time for pre-parade chatter

We were joined by Color Guard members from Bangor Submarine Base

Silent Service Motorcycle Club

We took some time to talk with the other veterans

And took some time to tell a few sea stories

WWII SubVet Paul Christofferson had flyers to hand out that talked about the new submarine USS Washington

The parade kicked off with a C-17 flyover

The leading Color Guard for the parade

Bremerton Base getting ready to move out

Seattle Base ready to go

Seattle Base float on the move

Doug Abrams brought along his pickup

A view of the Bonefish float from inside the parade

Looking back the the Seattle float

Auburn's Thank You Veterans banner

Seattle Base member, and former USSVI National Commander, says "Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you next year!"