Yesterday was the annual 4th of July parade in the Village of Jerome (part of Springfield), and the museum got to participate in the parade. It was so much fun! I can't figure out why Springfield itself doesn't have a 4th of July parade downtown--they have parades for everything else, but at least someone around here has a parade celebrating Independence Day. We all got to the museum bright and early where all of the historic Jeeps and other military vehicles were lined up and ready to go.
Here I am in my woodland camo outfit that "the guys" put together for me. And, there is the awesome Jeep I got to ride in--with the HUGE gun! The man driving the Jeep I was in was one of our volunteers, Glen. He is a really neat man and a WWII veteran, so he has a lot of good stories. We sure turned quite a few heads driving over to Jerome with our line of about three Jeeps, a troop transport truck, and a Humvee.
Here we are getting ready for the parade to start. We had people dressed as soldiers from all different eras--French and Indian War, Civil War, World War II, Vietnam, and present-day. It was really cool! The parade was about two miles long and went through the neighborhoods of Jerome. It was so neat--people were lined up along the streets or sitting on their porches. It was all very patriotic and a great way to begin the 4th of July weekend. Happy 4th of July tomorrow!
Yesterday was the annual 4th of July parade in the Village of Jerome (part of Springfield), and the museum got to participate in the parade. It was so much fun! I can't figure out why Springfield itself doesn't have a 4th of July parade downtown--they have parades for everything else, but at least someone around here has a parade celebrating Independence Day. We all got to the museum bright and early where all of the historic Jeeps and other military vehicles were lined up and ready to go.
Here I am in my woodland camo outfit that "the guys" put together for me. And, there is the awesome Jeep I got to ride in--with the HUGE gun! The man driving the Jeep I was in was one of our volunteers, Glen. He is a really neat man and a WWII veteran, so he has a lot of good stories. We sure turned quite a few heads driving over to Jerome with our line of about three Jeeps, a troop transport truck, and a Humvee. 
Here we are getting ready for the parade to start. We had people dressed as soldiers from all different eras--French and Indian War, Civil War, World War II, Vietnam, and present-day. It was really cool! The parade was about two miles long and went through the neighborhoods of Jerome. It was so neat--people were lined up along the streets or sitting on their porches. It was all very patriotic and a great way to begin the 4th of July weekend. Happy 4th of July tomorrow!
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You look awesome in camo!
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