Veterans Day Parade
November 11th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11: World War II Army veteran Joseph Bartner (L) and his son Clayton march in the annual Veterans Day parade November 11, 2010 in New York City. The nation’s largest Veterans Day parade features approximately 20,000 participants and more than 3,000 active duty servicemen and women who parade up Fifth Avenue. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Football Brigade
October 3rd, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
The start of the Brigade of Midshipmen Dress Parade at the Naval Academy the day before a Navy vs. Air Force football game. Nearly all of the class, around 4000, participate in the ceremony – it’s done before every home game.
Much Better Than Ghillie Suits, If You Ask Me
October 1st, 2009 | The Wires | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Rob found some pics in April of Iranian snipers on parade, so I’ll respond with this week’s parade gem… ashame the weapons don’t match:
Militiawomen receive inspection in a parade of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, in central Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2009 (Xinhua/Liu Dawei).
Ghillie’s Day Parade
April 20th, 2009 | The Wires | Posted by Rob Curtis
I came across this image while searching the wires for Frontline Photos candidates this morning. While the sight of these Iranian snipers parading in ghullie suits might give a toddler nightmares, I don’t think the notoriously inaccurate AK47s they are toting do much for their image as deadly marksmen. Arresting image from Behrouz Mehri via Getty, though.