Bill... you're some racconteur! It's weird how you got through the day on a nice, successful way and you ended it with a blast.
Talk about eating dessert before dinner! 🙂
But, in the end, I'm mightly glad it was only the windshield, and nothing on your or Anne Marie! And, all in all, the whole affair left you with a good story!
As Rover said, once you've developed a good free-lance relationship with the paper, you're on your way to becoming a real pro. Go for it!
And I really like your photos. I went to our May Veteran's Day parade and ceremony, but instead of that nice sun you got, we were rained on like it was cats and dogs.
Glad to see you again!
Edit: another vote for "Bugle on lap" (powerful), "Chaplain" and "Firing Squad" portraits. The first of the kids sitting on the stairs is a nice, calendar shots. But the bugle is just breathtaking. I do like your "Program in hand" that starts the series, but the Bugle is powerful. I'm green with envy!!