It was a partly-cloudy and chilly Saturday for the 53rd annual Auburn Veterans Day Parade.
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| A banner from the Auburn Parade route |
Our USSVI turnout was a little lighter than normal - with members from Seattle Base, Bremerton Base, and Silent Service Motorcycle Club showing up. We were also joined by an Honor Guard from Naval Base Kitsap. However, the parade crowd was enthusiastic as ever and everyone seemed to enjoy the parade.
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.
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| Bonefish float and Bremerton members at the staging area |
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| We had some time for pre-parade sea stories |
Just before the parade started we got a few group photos
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| Bremerton Base and Honor Guard |
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| Seattle Base members |
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| Silent Service Motorcycle Club (SSMC) - Thresher Chapter |
After that, we had some last minute preparations for the parade.
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| Getting banners ready and chairs on the floats |
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| Getting people on the floats |
With the flyover, it was time to start the parade.
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| King County Sheriff helicopter flies over the parade |
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| The Honor Guard led the way, followed by Bremerton Base |
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| Seattle Base was next, followed by the SSMC |
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| In-parade group photo |
A couple views of the Veterans Day Banner over the parade route.
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| You can see all the people lining the street |
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| One last in-parade photo |
We had a good time with the parade and hope to see everyone again next year!
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