A group of gentlemen on little lawn tractors sit, lined up, waiting for the parade to begin.Colleen and Anna Lowry hold a “Thank You For Your Service Veterans” sign just before the start of Monday’s Memorial Day Parade in Esperance.Vietnam Veteran Dave Zimmer sits by a photo of him taken on December 1, 1966, when he enlisted at Fort Dix. Mr. Zimmer served as Specialist 5 in the U.S. Army, earning the Bronze Star and thirteen medals.The Esperance Memorial Day Parade heads up Main Street and into town.The Schoharie Marching Band follows the Duanesburg Historical Society float through town.Whitney Hagedore and twenty-month-old Bria sit and watch the parade go by.Esperance Memorial Day Parade spectators watching, waving, dancing and clapping.
