LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Boulder Metropolis’s Fourth of July parade is a robust contender for probably the most patriotic occasions in southern Nevada, as festivities kicked off Friday with a flyover from a veterans group.
The 77th Annual Damboree began at 9 a.m. on the intersection of Colorado and Nevada Manner, ending at Broadbent Park. The route had a sea of purple, white, and blue.
“If you want to know what the best part of Fourth of July is to me, it’s the display of patriotism,” Roger Riley, who was together with his grandchildren and youngsters, mentioned. “It means everything. I’m very happy to share this with them.”
His 9-year-old granddaughter Skyler Huertas was excited to be a part of the festivities. Her favourite a part of the parade?
“The veterans and everybody that helps the world become a better place,” Huertes mentioned.
Making the world a greater place is what Riley got down to do. He is a Vietnam Struggle veteran and informed 8 Information Now his helicopter was shot down twice.
“I’d like to think that there are a lot of little kids running around today because of the men that I saved in Vietnam,” Riley mentioned.
The parade and city leaned closely into the spirit of the Fourth of July, when 13 American colonies again in 1776 declared their independence from the vise of Nice Britain.
American flags flew from mild poles, and folks had been additionally waving them.
“I’ve been coming every single year since I was a little kid,” Brendan Larsen mentioned.
Larsen was wearing American flag overalls and had matching sneakers. He runs a cigar store in Boulder Metropolis.
“For a little town, and it is a small town, 30 minutes away from the entertainment capital of the world…it means so much to all the small businesses around here, that everybody gets to show up and support a wonderful country and a wonderful town,” Larsen mentioned.
Then again, Jordin Carlisle’s household was attending the Damboree Parade for the primary time. She and her husband not too long ago moved to southern Nevada from Alaska with their 4 kids.
“Very warm, very sunny, and a lot more people than I’m used to, which has been great, and it’s been wonderful,” Jordin Carlisle mentioned. “My kids just love the weather here.”
Friday night time’s fireworks present in Boulder Metropolis was scaled again on account of a lethal explosion at a fireworks plant in China.
