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| The event was held between
the Washington Monument and the Capitol this year. |
Harold Ames, Adrienne
Balmer, Barb Birnham, and Jim Cosca were among the early birds. |
Corey Jenson's infamous
suit |
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| Ginny Hanson is always one
of the big volunteers |
Richmond Air Force banner
display |
Wings Over Washington |
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| Connectikiters |
Love these little guys.
Lots of unique color and expression. |
Premier Banners |
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| Lehigh Valley Kiting
Display - this year's display winners |
The kids were all invited
to participate in the opening ceremony and given a t-shirt, hat, and kite
for doing so. These guys were pretty excited about it. |
Getting them organized. |
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| Gotta get everything
adjusted right for the big event! |
Getting there... |
Looks like we have enough
and have them grouped with the correct colors... |
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| Let the ceremony begin! |
They marched to "It's a
Small World" - the long version. |
Participants, both
children and parents, seemed to enjoy it. |
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| Meantime, on the flying
field, the adults waited with a really big American flag and a Flowform
for their part in the ceremony. |
At the right moment, the
Flowform went up and the flag waved. |
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| View down the mall toward
the Capitol, early morning. One kite flies along. |
As the day went along, the
crowd grew as did the number of kites flying. |
and grew... |
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| and grew.... |
and grew. |
The free kites given away
were very nice this year. |
