We Salute You

I feel so blessed to live in a military town and for our kids to get to see service men and women on a regular basis.  They have friends' who's parents serve and can see firsthand the sacrifice that their entire family makes for our country.  Jacksonville is home to over 200,000 service men and women as well as numerous Jr. ROTC programs.  On Veteran's Day I took the kids downtown to the Veteran's Day parade to celebrate those who've dedicated their lives to protect our freedom.  We had a great time at the parade.

The start of the parade was near the Jags stadium.  We parked there and walked towards the big flag being flown by the JFRD.  It looked so majestic.

Sissy brought her Eagle named Liberty and we had flags to wave and dressed in red, white and blue!

The Navy band

Ra loved all the tanks and trucks that rolled through the parade

We had a great time watching all the groups march by - Veteran supporters, American Legion groups, businesses, and ROTC units as well as local commanders from all the different bases located here in the town - Navy (NAS Jax and NS Mayport), Marines (Blount Island), Army (Camp Blanding) Florida Air National Guard (125th Fighter Wing located at the Jax airport), & Coast Guard (located in Atlantic Beach near Mayport).

It was a great way to spend our morning off from school.  We are proud of our military here in Jax.  I love walking into a store and being asked if I'm military when I check out - a lot of stores offer discounts to military families and I think that's such a great way for our community to give back!