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Loyalty Day Parade
2008.05.03
It was cold and windy (29 mph gusts!). Pam is holding my chair because if she didn't it very well might blow away in a wind gust. Gotta love the coastal weather.
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It was cold and windy (29 mph gusts!). Pam is holding my chair because if she didn't it very well might blow away in a wind gust. Gotta love the coastal weather.
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The Color Guard started the parade.
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The Color Guard started the parade.
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Princess Katie, a good friend of my oldest daughter.
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Princess Katie, a good friend of my oldest daughter.
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Newport High Marching Band. That's Tali on clarinet dead center.
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Newport High Marching Band. That's Tali on clarinet dead center.
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You can see Gunel on cymbals at the end of the line.
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You can see Gunel on cymbals at the end of the line.
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I think the Mounted Posse is just an excuse for guys to play with guns and ride horses. Sounds cool to me!
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I think the Mounted Posse is just an excuse for guys to play with guns and ride horses. Sounds cool to me!
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One of my favorite Corvettes from the annual appearance of the Corvette Club.
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One of my favorite Corvettes from the annual appearance of the Corvette Club.
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Sometimes at events like this, my co-religionists (or fellow Christians), embarrass me a bit. Are they doing any good, getting the message out, or just giving cause for people to think of all Christians as a bit ... odd? "I really underestimated the creepiness."
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Sometimes at events like this, my co-religionists (or fellow Christians), embarrass me a bit. Are they doing any good, getting the message out, or just giving cause for people to think of all Christians as a bit ... odd? "I really underestimated the creepiness."
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What's the deal with the wheel? My Bible doesn't say anything about a wheel on the cross. [Again, I ask, "What's the point of this?"]
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What's the deal with the wheel? My Bible doesn't say anything about a wheel on the cross. [Again, I ask, "What's the point of this?"]
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Cool custom mod of this car. It's quite odd, but unless you were there to hear the bagpipes blasting "Amazing Grace" from the on-board speakers, you can't get the full effect ....
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Cool custom mod of this car. It's quite odd, but unless you were there to hear the bagpipes blasting "Amazing Grace" from the on-board speakers, you can't get the full effect ....
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Newport Middle School Marching Band. That's Emily on saxophone just to the right of center.
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Newport Middle School Marching Band. That's Emily on saxophone just to the right of center.
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Blow that horn, Em!
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Blow that horn, Em!
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Part of the Loyalty Days festival was this Field of Honor Memorial. It was very impressive.
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Part of the Loyalty Days festival was this Field of Honor Memorial. It was very impressive.
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Bikes, vets and flags -- what's not to love?
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Bikes, vets and flags -- what's not to love?
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On the first Saturday in May Newport celebrates "Loyalty Days" with several special events, including a parade on Saturday.
"Loyalty Day" is a hold over from the Cold War era -- it was to counter world-wild Socialist and Communist celebrations on May 1. Now, Newport is not a particularly conservative community, so it's always surprised us at just how much this patriotic event is celebrated. Granted, the anti-war Code Pink(o) had a large entry at the end of the parade, yet we also saw representatives of most branches of the US military.
Anyway, here are the pictures.
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Comments
Great job as usual.
cheers
creecher · 2008-05-03: 22:06
NICE
baiely · 2008-05-04: 21:02
NICE why did you not get pictures of jr. miss loyalty
