...we were up before dawn again...but not as early this time...we arrived at the parade grounds at 7 AM (0700) for the 9 Am graduation ceremony...
...we found seats where our Airman told us to sit...and patiently waited...
...there was not a lot going on...just waiting...
...but promptly at 9...the 50 state flags were marched onto the field...
...followed by the band...
...I've marked our Airman again...so you can find him...
...everyone is in place...
...the band marches forward to lead the parade...
...past the video production crew...BMT is quite the production...lots of photos, dvd's, cd's, shirts, flags, notebooks...and many other things for sale...we bought the dvd...of course...
...anyone with a free hand salutes the dignitaries...
...a good photo of Our Airman...
...and another one...
...the band turns and marches back to center field...
...to play the national anthem...
...all the Airmen say the Oath in unison...
...and then they're released for the final tapout...
...standing at attention...waiting to be tapped...
...the Man did the tapout this time...it's tradition for the wife/fiancé/husband to do the first tapout...and the parents to do the second...
...probably one of my favorite photos EVER...
...so then we did a little more sightseeing right around the parade field...lots of familiar airplanes...
...this pretty memorial...
...to the recipients of the Medal of Honor...
...and the Military Working Dog Teams Monument...
...then we headed back over to the Airman's dorm for the Open House...
...in the stairwell...
...on the Airman's floor...
...the hallway...
...they call their bathrooms latrines...which I thought was funny for a building...that's what we always called them when we were camping with the Girl Scouts...but I hadn't heard the word used in a long time...
...there was this ginormous flag in the center of the dormitory...4 stories tall...crazy...
...then we just headed home...as the Airmen have "Town Pass" for the rest of the day...
...Our Airman said he just wanted to sit around...watch TV...and eat junk food...so...I set the table...and we waited on our UberEats driver to bring our Panda Express supper...it was fun...
...The Airman got a first look at his photos...
...then we celebrated the Airman's birthday…so much fun...
~Have a lovely day!
I can really understand why he wanted just to sit around - the events must have been very stressful!
ReplyDeleteI love the photo of you two also!! I'm sure you're all glad the graduation is done and you're able to relax together again for a short while. Love, K
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