BOALSBURG, PA

 

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"A CELEBRATION OF SERVICE: HONORING PENNSYLVANIA VETERANS."

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Sunday, May 21, 2006
at Pennsylvania Military Museum Grounds
Business Route 322, Boalsburg, PA

Annual event sponsored by the Pennsylvania National Guard commemorating the Pennsylvanian Citizen Soldier. Activities included a military band concert, distinguished speaker, helicopter/vehicle displays and a twenty-one-gun, 105mm howitzer battery salute. 

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We were there on the parade route watching with pride to honor our Pennsylvania National Guard.

Line formation assembling.            Pennsylvania National Guard Band.

Start of the parade.  This was awesome.         PANG Company Flags.

More Pennsylvania National Guard Company Flags.      Presentation of the wreaths.

                 Very moving moment.

 

More PANG Company Flags.      Remembrance of the Fallen with PANG band playing.

 

Salute at the presentation of one of the memorial wreaths.        

Another picture of a breathtaking moment.

We remember.                                       PANG Vehicles.

The new Stryker.                    More vehicles.

Tanks and jeeps and proud soldiers of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.

And then came the helicopters.

and of course some of the Letters from Home People taking a stop

to sit in one of the helicopters. Watch for more pictures to come, esp.

the one of the flyover. It was breathtaking.

 If you have not been to BOALSBURG, Pennsylvania

for this ceremony, plan to attend with us next year.  We wouldn't miss it!!