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Friday, November 11, 2011

Veterans Day Celebration

Today, November 11, is Veterans Day which is always observed on November 11 in the U.S – regardless of what day of the week on which it falls.Onley parade collage2Last Saturday, Onley, VA held its annual Veterans Day parade and celebration to honor local veterans.veterans collageIt started with a Coast Guard honor guard and veterans groups.honor guard-veteransThere were motorcycles . . .

cyclistsSome vintage autos . . .

cars collage1cars collage2Fire trucks and rescue vehicles . . .

fire trucks1Onley fire-rescueAnd, other types of transportation . . .

ex Onley mayor John W KellamIMG_1940ES horse clubAfter the parade, the celebration continued at the local fire and rescue building with a free lunch and musical entertainment.Onley parade collage3

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4 comments:

MadSnapper said...

these are great and a nice tribute to our veterans. love those old cars

November 11, 2011 at 8:10 AM
L. D. said...

It is so wonderful that the still observe the day in this way. Thanks for sharing it with us.

November 11, 2011 at 12:22 PM
Susie Swanson said...

Looks like a great tribute you have in your towm.. We have one but it's not that big..

November 11, 2011 at 1:19 PM
Beatrice P. Boyd said...

Thanks Sandra, for a small town this is really a nice tradition to carry on. The vintage autos were wonderful.

Agreed Larry, it is a very nice celebration to carry on. Only drawback is not many folks turn out for the parade, but there's always an overflow at the celebration afterwards.

Hi Susie, maybe you will post about the events in your town. Your poem was lovely.

November 11, 2011 at 9:04 PM

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