Photos: Danbury Steps Off For Memorial Day Parade

DANBURY, Conn. -- The Memorial Day parade Monday in Danbury celebrated the city's diversity, with politicians, bands, ethnic dancers, civic groups and kids marching along Main Street.

Gov. Dannel Malloy, a Democrat, and Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, a Republican, march together at the start of the Danbury parade.
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The Danbury Drum Corps keeps the beat as it heads down Main Street.
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A crowd of Boy Scouts makes their way up the parade route.
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An Army truck is one of many vehicles in the parade.
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Danbury School Superintendent Sal Pascarella hops a ride on a bus for the parade.
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Two comfort dogs from Immanuel Lutheran Church ride on a trailer in the Danbury parade.
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Anna Caroline De Mello carries a Brazilian flag in the Memorial Day parade.
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An Ecuadorian dancer and his mini-me strut their stuff along the parade route.
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From left, Yoga Kammili, Christiane Nguyen and Parviz Alam, all members of the Danbury High Leo Club, march in the parade.
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Members of the Danbury High School ROTC march in formation.
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This is just one of a sea of fire trucks that brought up the end of the Danbury parade.
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A Portuguese dancer swirls her skirt as she twirls down Main Street.
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by Claire Tensa

05/27/2013 3:00 p.m.

Gov. Dannel Malloy marched in front with Mayor Mark Boughton, both walking right behind the police honor guard. Danbury's many volunteer fire departments and their bright engines brought up the rear.

The police and fire book-ended a parade that showcased the city's population, with kids and adults marching from Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, DAYO and civic groups such as the Lions Club, the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic War Veterans. Adults and children and alike from the Portuguese Cultural Center danced the entire route along Main Street in their colorful costumes.

Two parachutists dropped into Rogers Park as the parade was ending and city officials were preparing to begin a memorial ceremony to honor the city's fallen veterans.

Click through photos from the parade at right.

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