So, yesterday youngest son and I went downtown to watch a mock invasion. O.M.G. We had some of the best seats possible, practically front row. Totally amazing.
Before the "invasion" we walked around to see the various vehicles. They were allowing people to get inside and crawl around.
I kept laughing how the Marine looked younger than Ian. They could be classmates next year in 9th grade!
Getting ready for the riverfront invasion. We lucked out that a side section of the park grounds were opened up last minute. We ended up with front row seats at the bottom of the hill. (That's Eades Bridge in the background)
This street was blocked off, but some cyclists had rambled up before the blockade. This Marine grabbed the girl's bike and her helmets for her.
After the amphibious vehicle came rumbling out of the river, marines came running up to the crowd.
And took up defensive positions... literally, IN FRONT OF US! Oh, and my 14 yr old, hormone induced son is convinced this was a girl. I did not get a close enough look to be able to say one way or another.
Then the invaders ran into the crowd.
YMCA! Actually, he was pointing to an incoming jet/helicopter/huey... or something.
I love this picture because it shows the amount of dust in the air. All of that helicopter activity stirred up dirt and nasty Mississippi water. I felt so grimy when I got home.
Warheads
The whole reason we had to go to this demonstration. Somebody wanted to shoot a gun. This was a training simulator. We failed to find out what his score was, but he loved it.
Notice the black smudge in the lower corner of the picture. I might have dropped my camera at some point in the afternoon.
Semper Fi
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Please excuse the shaky camera action
okay, the best one by far will NOT load for me. Go here: http://youtu.be/DWC_kEJSf9E
