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UNCOMMON VALOR WAS A COMMON VIRTUE
MARINE CORPS LEAGUE MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.
ABOVE: In 1945, Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal received the Pultizer Prize for News Photography. His famous photograph suggested the Marine Corps League float pictured above.
BELOW: Bill & Linda Ellert's 1931 Model A Ford pickup truck with a load of balloons passing City Hall while a lion (really Mickey Lloyd) hands out samples to people watching the parade (Both photos: Jerry Kleiner).