Memorial Day ceremonies #14 - Marchers by goodoleboy

Photography • Seasonal/Holiday • posted on Jun 20, 2009

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Captured 5/25/09, at the beautiful Los Angeles National Cemetery in beautiful West Los Angeles, California. More than 86,000 veterans, going back to the Civil War, are interred there. A ZOOM is always recommended in this series. I know you're getting weary of this marchers subject matter, but please indulge me, there are only four more uploads to go, and then onto other notable features at the ceremonies. The marchers depicted above are a sharp contrast in parading. Not to make fun of the old veterans in the top shots, especially since I'm also a veteran of the same era and probably as old as them, plus I doubt they even bothered practicing for this event, but you can see the difference between the vigorous walking of the vets versus the precision marching of what appear to be members of a United States Navy auxiliary. And they are really young. That said, whereas the veterans are clad in a disparate array of apparel and a bit out of step, the Navy team is immaculately dressed, deadly serious, literally moving shoulder to shoulder, and in precise lock step with each other. BTW, the young gals on either end look like sisters. Incidentally, you can really see how deep the grass was there. Tallyho.

Comments (14)

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lizzibell

1:54PM | Sat, 20 June 2009

nice capture..

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Hendesse

1:58PM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Great collage of excellent and interesting shots.

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bmac62

1:59PM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Great analysis...which I enjoy every bit as much as the photos themselves. Only counterpoint for today is those Navy ladies (young as they are) are full fledged members of the US Navy...no auxiliary anymore. The gals are on every ship, in all shore assignments and even flying F-18 Superhornets on and off carriers. For some reason, I think this is your most interesting lot to date! Way to go.

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Meisiekind

2:00PM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Great collage Harry! There is yet another guy who is not in pace with his fellow marchers in the top 2 images!!! :)

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goodoleboy

2:07PM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Bill, thank you for the update on the Navy ladies. I didn't know that there was no more auxiliary. Maybe I should just stick to airplanes and autos. Oh, on the Headlights upload of a few days ago, after some extensive detective work I found that the bottom shot belonged to a Lexus LS 300.

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busi2ness

2:25PM | Sat, 20 June 2009

I am sure the older members do not have much of a military pose anymore but the steel shines through their attitudes and facial expressions, so much so that I get goosebumps looking at them. My fav in this collage!

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MrsRatbag

2:48PM | Sat, 20 June 2009

I think those older guys wear their years with pride; they clearly know something about serving and losing comrades. They may not march in step, or have knife-pressed pleats, but they've earned their right to be there. I also find them the most interesting of your shots. And yes, the grass does seem quite shaggy!

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mbz2662

2:56PM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Great collage Harry.

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elfin14doaks

3:18PM | Sat, 20 June 2009

You are just representing all the branches of the service in these. How many sets of batteries did you go through that day? LOL. These are all great shots. Nice collection.

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durleybeachbum

4:13PM | Sat, 20 June 2009

Fascinating!

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kimariehere

4:22PM | Sat, 20 June 2009

wonderful to honor these men who served ... good to see you too!

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anahata.c

5:34AM | Sun, 21 June 2009

love the responses you get, and I too see that the upper shots are less in formation but they have the character & ease that those years bring, and while they're not as in-formation, there's a beauty to their energy and their presence. And the bottom bunch are indeed in step & striking, and yes two of them look like sisters. And this is the first time I saw the tall grass! That stuff is high! No wonder you made mention of it before: It's formidable! I'm surprised they didn't cut it: You need hiking boots for that stuff! Another fine montage from this wonderful and touching series, Harry. It never flags.

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