These past few weeks have held quite a few "Firsts" in store for me. And it is so exciting to share these things with you!
Last week I attended, for the first time, a formal Military Retirement Ceremony...and it was a BIG DEAL. You can imagine my surprise when I walked up to
this scene:
CGMCG, the cannons, the flags, etc. Whoa!
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| Color Guard on the right, cannon in the center and flags (from all 50 States) lining the perimeter! |
We grabbed our seats underneath the shade of a great big tent (It was so hot out side - thank heavens for shade!)
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| Everyone getting settled - ready for the Ceremony to begin! |
Since it was a combined ceremony (honoring retirees for the month of July), the distinguished service of about twenty of our fully committed was celebrated.
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| There's our guy! 3rd from top! So proud & excited for him/them! |
The Ceremony program was VERY well done - it was filled
with pride and pageantry as we said THANK YOU to these individuals for a
distinguished career of service.
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| Award presentation! |
The Ceremony concluded with, what else? Every one singing the
Big Red One Song and the
Army Song! Then it was time for all the honorees to line up so we could form a formal reception line.
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| Look at the size of that reception line! |
Fun:) Found this photo of us going through the reception line and chatting a bit with the folks we know:)
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| Our turn through the reception line - such a great time of celebration:) |
On our way out, we stopped by this memorial (to the fallen soldiers from Fort Riley). Couldn't resist snapping a quick photo....
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| Can you believe the blue, blue sky? |
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