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356--California: American Legion YC 4th of July @ CherieSpotting     Jul 05 2006 - 16:06 PST Cherie writes: Happy Birthday America! The American Legion Post 291 and ALYC hosted the annual Newport Harbor 4th of July Old Glory Boat Parade last Tuesday. Thousands of patriotic spectators watched the flag-waving boats chug through the harbor on Independence Day. Skipper Rob Jones of “Whiskey Sauer” took the Newport Beach mayor out to view the boat parade which included over 60 decorated boats. The parade loop took boaters about 2 ½ hours to complete and started and finished at the smallest island in the harbor—Collins Island. Over one-hundred Legion volunteers gathered on the 4th of July to help raise money for veterans, troops and their families. Kids like Connor Gutierrez (11) helped flip pancakes and serve over one-thousand pancake breakfasts. “This is about veterans helping veterans,” said Randy Eling, the Commander of the American Legion. “We’re old dogs helping the new kids, because we know what it’s like out there in battle. We want our troops to come home and have support.” Read Cherie’s complete story Click on each picture to see it full size. read comments (0) | write comment| views: 6253    | rated: 0.0    printer-friendly version   Newport Beach Mayor Don Webb welcomes US Marine Josh Rynders aboard the Defever 52 donated by Horizon Yachts. Bob and Marcy Clark have been members of ALYC for over 10-years. Patriotic yachts gather for the Newport Beach Old Glory Boat Parade on July 4th. The American Legion office manager Linda Christensen doubles as the 4th of July bartender. Paige Anderson and Al & Peaches Yarrington sell plastic bead necklaces to help raise money for veterans and troops. Ron Anderson buys a handful of beads to support a worthy cause. "Seagals" Jo Mosher Stump, Julie Smith and Mary Martin. Dick Porch, the director of the ALYC. Ebon Jones meets Looie-the-Clown. Ebon Jones, 92-years old, knows how to make everyone laugh--especially clowns. According to Ebon, you're never too old to play the harmonica. Cherie on the 4th of July. *Photo by Gracie, age 4. Patrice trimming the jib on Electre. Don't let that little miss innocent act fool you. Gary plays the headsail like a drum. Elizabeth and Steven. Whisper. Mark & Erica. Suzi & Beth. USS Bug Tug. Chugging along. That's illegal in some states. Look...we're flying! Kids...don't try this at home. Now that Lee's up...how does he get down? Racing in Newport Beach with Beth. Erica at the helm. Beth and Suzi.