On a cold and blustery October day – a day after a freak late season Nor’Easter which brought 12 inches of snow in some areas, the New England Garrison and Alderaan Base ventured out to one of their favorite annual events. Between costumers and wranglers 35 people braved the cold to march in the Woburn Halloween Parade, a 3 mile jaunt through Woburn, MA. Leading our section of the parade were the Jedi, X-Wing pilots, a Tusken and a peck of rockin’ jawas from Alderaan Base. Following them, the parade…
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Lions Club Halloween Parade – Woburn, MA
Mission Reports November 3, 2011
The NEG Returns to Woburn!
Mission Reports November 4, 2010
On Sunday, October 31st, the New England Garrison returned once again to the annual Woburn Halloween parade in Woburn Massachusettes, marching on the actual holiday for the first time. Over the past several years, the NEG has been a regular fixture of the parade, with a major prop and a wide array of marchers to green parade viewers.
This year marked one of the most successful marches that the Garrison has participated in. Armed with a scene from Jabba’s palace from Return of the Jedi, The 501st fielded characters from almost every era of the Star Wars saga, starting off with…
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