LOYALTY DAYS PARADE DAY

NPD volunteers started off the morning going over the plans for the Loyalty Days Parade and the briefing with all the officers. Several NPD volunteers received award for service in 2008 and Officer Kraig Mitchell received Officer of the Year award!

LOYALTY DAYS 2009

NPD Volunteers Candy Garrison, Wayde Dudley and Barbara Dudley joined the "March of 1000 Flags" on Thursday night, April 30th. We each collected our flags at the north end of the bridge and walked across to the south side. Candy, Wayde and I stopped in the middle of the bridge as as a Coast Guard helicopter went by and took a photo of all the people holding flags from one end of the bridge to the other! Wish I could have gotten a picture from down below as it must have been an amazing sight, but I wouldn't have wanted to miss the experience. At one point a vehicle went by driven by an elderly lady. Her passenger was a gentleman in his 90's, an oxygen tube in his nose, with his army hat on and sitting up as straight as he could and saluting all of us. There weren't many dry eyes after that!

I would love to see the view from below but know that I would not want to miss the chance to make this walk again. It was really something!!

City of Newport Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

Thanks to the City of Newport for putting on such an enjoyable evening for all the volunteers. Several NPD volunteers were able to attend and enjoy the great food and great company at the Newport Aquarium. It is always nice to meet outside the NPD and out of uniforms and get a chance to know each other better. It is an added bonus to be appreciated in such a special way.

It was even nicer that several NPD volunteers won door prizes!