Assignment: Flag Day

Small isn't always associated with New York, especially when it comes to parades. But this 69th Flag Day event, from City Hall Park to historic Fraunces Tavern, celebrated the 236th anniversary of the adoption of the American flag. With just a handful of units, from diverse public schools and color guards, to traditional followers of American symbols and history, handfuls of people in lower Manhattan watched as this perhaps ten minute parade interrupted their day just long enough to wonder what it was all about. 

As people walked to and from their offices this lunchtime, sometimes through the parade column itself, they wondered allowed what was going on. "Oh, right...Flag Day.." was the usual response, followed by a smile towards the phalanx of marchers, and then an about face with quick steps back to work. 

For a moment, the fast-paced world of the Financial District slowed, but just a little.

 

 

Photos © 2013 by Craig Ruttle 

  Photos ©2013 by Craig