Happy 4th of July everyone! It was a great day for a parade. Park Hill had their small town in a big city parade again this year, and for Troop 376 it was our pleasure to lead off the parade with our Color Guard.
Every year, the parade gets more participants and, even better, more spectators. We were right behind the lead fire truck and the scouts did a great job.
We had the banner scouts - they are the ones in charge of carrying our troop banner proudly along the parade route. These are our "out front" scouts because it's their job to keep the banner between the fire truck and the color guard.
Then we had the color guard. These scouts are trained in the proper care and positioning of the American and Colorado flags for various types of events. Parades in general is one of our most favorite events, and this particular parade is such fun, as the spectators are enthusiastic and welcoming of our scouts and color guard.
Then there are the parents. The wonderful support team that help make each and every event successful for our scouts and troop. This parade was no different, we had siblings give out 300 hand held flags to spectators, we had parents pulling small wagons carrying water, water bottles, boxes of flags, and assorted other support items. We even had our scoutmaster and his dad in the parade as well, it was inspiring.
The weather was hot, but otherwise good and clear. It is, after all, July. We had many more scouts turn out than we had expected which was a wonderful surprise, and a very good showing for this public service.
All in all it was a very good day.
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