Today I marched in the Concord Patriot's Day parade. This is a legal holiday in Massachusetts, that celebrates the victory of the Minutemen over the British at the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775. I have been a spectator many times, but today I got to march as part of the local military family support group. It was really cool! There were only about 7 of us in our group, and they had us marching in the third spot. I don't know the other people that well, and some of them seem a little over the top with their views, but I wore a picture of my son, as instructed, even though I thought it was a bit dorky.
The weather started out cool and cloudy, but it cleared and ended up being just beautiful. I can't tell you how it felt to be walking down a street and have people clapping for you because of what your child is doing! There were thousands of people, from all over the world there.
The parade was only 3 miles long, but after that, and standing for 45 minutes at the ceremony, I was too tired to ride. This was just a very unique experience for me.