PHOTO ESSAY BY MARTHA McCARTHY
Whidbey Life Magazine Contributor
May 26, 2015
The annual Coupeville Memorial Day Parade illustrates the spirit of community in small town America.
People begin to gather well before start time in order to secure their favorite locations and to visit with friends.
A traditional lead of flag bearers
The colorful Coupeville Band
Coupeville Mayor Nancy Conard
The Coupeville Lions always bring a spot of sunshine…
….and a wave of a paw, even as the rain begins.
Pearl Harbor survivor, Harold Johnson
World War II Veteran, Spence Purvis
Daughters of Pioneers of Washington, Whidbey Island Chapter #6
Food Bank Volunteers always provide a lot of color with their shopping cart brigade
Friends of Coupeville Library having a great time
Seattle Seahawks emergency vehicle with young crew member
Whidbey Island Fair and 4-H Float with goat
Motorcycling Desert Storm Vet and his pal
Martha McCartney is a WLM writer and photographer.
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