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Stratford veterans wave at onlookers from atop an eagle-adorned float.
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Members of the Stratford High band.
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Students from Wilcoxson Elementary School carry the fifty states across Stratford.
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Cub scouts ride down the street in their pine-box derby racers.
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The line of parade marchers passes under the train tracks.
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The parade is an advertising opportunity for some local businesses.
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Street vendors spend every Memorial Day trekking up and down the streets.
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The Creek tribe’s representatives toss candy to children waiting on the sidelines.
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The Kickapoo tribe’s bubble machine.
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Kids scramble for candy as the parade moves on.
All photographs by Brandon T. Bisceglia
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