The 4th of July in Corvallis

First thing this morning, I stopped by the Benton County War Memorial at the local National Guard Armory. I spent a few minutes in reflection. Soon, there will be more names added. These are the men who helped make our holidays possible.


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This Next photo is a close-up of the inscription.


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Bravo Co. just got back from Iraq three months ago.


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Now on to the festivities. These ladies were advertising a fund raiser for our new museum building.


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My Niece, Naomi and I with a couple of cool ones. Naomi came down for the weekend from Seattle.


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Each year the city throws a party down by the Willamette River. Here is the Lloyd Jones Struggle Band.


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Just befor the fireworks start, the Community Band kicks in with patriotic music.


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Finally, the fireworks. The public display is sponsored each year by the local American Legion post.


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Click here for a Quicktime movie of the finale. (3.75 MB)