The day started out very early. We left at 5:30 AM to get to the parade on time. The parade started on time at 8:00 Am with a somewhat chilly but beautiful sunny morning. With a parade as big as this one, with anywhere from 500,000 to 1 million spectators, you have to remain in your assigned seats during the parade, as a crowd control measure. Our seats were in the first turn of the parade route, across the from the official grandstand. You can also see the scaffolding in the background which was built for many of the media television cameras.
The first float to pass was this large toy soldier surrounded by a band, brass shining in the morning sun, and twirling red flags.
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