Tag: Veterans Day

Veterans Day in Seattle 2014

Every Veterans Day, November 11th, at the Evergreen Washelli Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Seattle, we celebrate our veterans with a formal ceremony. You might remember last year’s photos. Here are a few from this year, which was not quite as well attended. We should be fighting for space at such events, people! Sure, there was […]

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2014 Auburn Veterans Day Parade

“No, don’t take pictures. Just enjoy the parade.” Ha, that didn’t last. I couldn’t help myself. The annual Veterans Day Parade in Auburn, Washington is so rich with culture, color, and camaraderie that I used the old point and shoot to capture a lot of what we saw. Someday I’ll get an expensive camera. Someday I’ll […]

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Veterans Day in Seattle

Having to cancel some other plans for today turned into a blessing– I was able to attend the 64th Annual Veterans Day Memorial Celebration at Evergreen Washelli’s Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery. Evergreen Washelli and their volunteers did an amazing job hosting this event. For starters, there were employees in maze of roadways directing parking. It could […]

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Auburn Veterans Day Parade

The City of Auburn, Washington holds an annual Veterans Day parade that is one of the largest in the United States. Yesterday I had the privilege of attending this annual gala. It was fantastic to be with other people who, in spite of our strong opinions on whether or not American military personnel should fight […]

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Vietnam Veterans Traveling Wall

This weekend’s celebration of Veterans Day in Auburn, Washington included a traveling Vietnam Veterans Wall exhibit and mobile museum. As a Gen Xer, what happened in Vietnam has always been a part of my life; my generation was born into it and has had to live with the consequences of it passed down through our parents. […]

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Thank You Veterans!

11/11/13: Check out this weekend’s posts on the Veterans Day Parade in Auburn, Washington and the traveling Vietnam Wall memorial there. What an amazing tribute to our veterans! 2013 Auburn Veterans Day Parade Vietnam Veterans Traveling Wall 11/11/14: 2014 Auburn Veterans Day Parade ************************************************************************************* ©2012 H. Hiatt/wildninja.wordpress.com. All articles/posts on this blog are copyrighted original […]

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