Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
The Fort Bayard Restoration and Development Coalition hosted a dance to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe during World War II. World War II veterans were honored. The Big Band on the Rio Grande provided the 1930s and '40s dancing music, and those attending danced of the floor of the flag-draped Santa Clara National Guard Armory. PNM had provided flags, personnel and equipment to hang the flags.
70th anniversary of VE Day Dance
70th Anniversary of VE Day Celebration
Members of the Gaffney-Oglesby Marine Corps League Detachment 1328 and American Legion Post 18 posted the colors
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70th Anniversary of VE Day Celebration
The Big Band of the Rio Grande provided the dance music of the 1930s and '40s
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70th Anniversary of VE Day Celebration
Louise Hummingbird and Jerry Rieper show off their moves.
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70th Anniversary of VE Day Celebration
The dance floor began to fill up.
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70th Anniversary of VE Day Celebration
A USMC World War II Jeep, and lots of articles about World War II created the pop up museum, which veteran Tip Cowan perused.
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70th Anniversary of VE Day Celebration
Dancers took advantage of danceable music.
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70th Anniversary of VE Day Celebration
Sharilin Rogers dances with World War II veteran Fred Thomas, who was honored at the event.
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