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Members of the 1st Cavalry Division Band march up Main Street during Salado's 15th annual Christmas parade Dec. 3 at Salado, Texas. The band played classic, Christmas-themed music during the parade. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Tomora Clark 3d Cav. Regt. Pub...
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Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division march while calling cadence during the 15th annual Christmas Parade in Salado, Texas, Dec. 3. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Tomora Clark 3d Cav. Regt. Pub...
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Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division march while calling cadence during the 15th annual Christmas Parade in Salado, Texas Dec. 3. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Tomora Clark 3d Cav. Regt. Publ...
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Lt. Col. Kurt Ritterpusch, provost marshal, 1st Cavalry Division, waves to onlookers in a pink 1956 Ford Thunderbird during Salado's Christmas Parade Dec. 3. Ritterpusch was the military grand marshal for the parade. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Tomora Clark...
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Spectators line Main Street to watch the Christmas Parade in Salado, Texas, Dec. 3. This holiday decorated vehicle was one of many that followed Soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division during the parade. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Tomora Clark 3d Cav. Regt....
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SALADO, Texas - Christmas music reverberated through the downtown area here as the 1st Cavalry Division Band played and onlookers waved to Soldiers mounted on horses and saluted the 25-manned, military formation as they called cadences.
These First Team Troopers participated in the 15th annual Salado Christmas Parade here Dec. 3 alongside members of the community. The parade marked the beginning of Salado's Christmas festivities.
"I love seeing the Soldiers in the parade," said Allison Clennon, store manager of the Sugar Shack in Salado. "[The parade] helps bring communities together with the men and women who sacrifice so much for our country."
As part of Fort Hood's community relations mission to strengthen ties, brigade-sized elements from 1st Cav. Div. are partnered with different cities within the Central Texas area. The 3d Cavalry Regiment is partnered with the city of Salado.
"Although the 3d Cavalry Regiment couldn't be part of this year's parade due to our intensive two-week, live-fire exercise, we are proud to be partnered with the great city of Salado - especially during the holiday season," said Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan Barker, senior enlisted advisor, 3d CR.
The regiment is preparing for their month-long rotation at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, in February, said Barker.
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