Event: Fiesta Flambeau Parade
Date: 27-Apr-02
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Description: Both vehicles of Jim S (M2A1 and WC 6) successfully completed the Fiesta Flambeau Parade, billed as the largest lighted night parade in the United States.  The WC 6 was sponsored by the 4th Recon USMC and the M2A1 was sponsored by the US ARMY's 90th RSG.  

Crewing both vehicles were Don C, Webb S and Jim S.  Webb was responsible for transporting the M2A1 the event.

Dean K also showed up driving his GPW.

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02_fiestaGPW.GIF (144355 bytes) Dean's GPW
02_fiestaJimS.gif (218486 bytes) Jim S adding lights to his command car prior to the parade
02_fiestaM151.GIF (107452 bytes) With the exception of Jim's command car and halftrack, the LS-MVPA vehicles were all in the vanguard of the parade.
02_fiestaM35.GIF (213874 bytes) Before the parade decorating and ready to go.  This vehicle was used to carry may Purple Heart recipients and their families.
02_fiestaPARADE.GIF (279194 bytes) During the parade route taken from Dean's GPW.
02_fiestaVets.gif (224400 bytes) Vets who rode with Dean include an ETO US ARMY Vet on the left and a Pacific and Korea USMC Vet on the right.

 

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