Most of you know about Newport's annual celebration of Loyalty Days. For those of you who are newcomers to the area, it is an event which started in Newport after WWII to honor all veterans. There was a "March of 1,000 Flags" on Thursday night. Wayde and I joined our friend Candy Garrison (many of you know Candy from the LVH Fishing Club, NPD Police Volunteers and CERT) and we joined the march. We parked our truck under the bridge on the south side and then walked across to the north side. I might add that if you have never walked the bridge across the Yaquina River it is a beautiful view from the top and well worth the effort. In any event, we joined everyone on the north side where we each collected our flag. We started the walk going across the bridge until we were stretched from one end to the other. At that time a Coast Guard helicopter flew by and took the picture. Wayde, Candy and I were in the middle of the bridge and I was sorry I wasn't able to see the sight from below and hope some of you were able to. It must have really been something. Candy and I had an emotional moment when a car passed by driven by an elderly lady. Her passenger was a gentleman, looked to be in his late 90's, who had an oxygen tube going into his nose. The thing that got us was the fact he was sitting up so very straight, had his army hat on, and was saluting all of us with flags as he drove across the bridge.
It was a wonderful experience and one we hope to repeat next year.
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