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U.S. Navy reservists and support personnel from Navy Operational Support Center, Spokane, Wash., march in Spokane's 2008 Armed Forces Day Torchlight Parade, May 17, 2008. The parade is the largest Armed Forces Day parade in the country and is part of the City of Spokane’s annual Lilac Festival.

TORCHLIGHT PARADE

U.S. Navy reservists and support personnel from Navy Operational Support Center, Spokane, Wash., march in Spokane's 2008 Armed Forces Day Torchlight Parade, May 17, 2008. The parade is the largest Armed Forces Day parade in the country and is part of the City of Spokane’s annual Lilac Festival.

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