Our evening started with a great meal at the Brick Oven. Pasta, salad bar and homemade root beer - what's not to like. The pictures below capture the fun and entertainment we enjoyed. It could have only been topped if Darren were with us - but we know he is where he should be!
Aren't there laws againt false advertising? I couldn't get anyone to confirm my suspicion, but I doubt there was any honey and if there was....?
The temperature almost hit 100 during the day. We were thrilled to find that our tickets were on the west side of Lavel Edwards Stadium. We almost felt bad for the people who arrived early and had to sit in the hot sun for a couple of hours before the sun went down. Tyson going old school with the rabbit ears to mom's head.
Sky-divers delivered the flag which was flown during the evening. The flag was brought back from Iraq by the 388th Fighter Wing located at Hill AF Base. It was unbelievable to watch the four para-gliders come in. When they were dropped, they were so high you could barely see them or the plane that dropped them for that matter. They came in extremely fast, circling the stadium and landing one at a time. The fourth and final diver carried the flag into the stadium. Each of the first three came in hot and landed flawlessly.
Things didn't go as smoothly for the fourth skydiver. Coming in fast he clipped the barricade and tumbled to the ground knocking over the barricade and a man standing by the barricade. The troops rushed in and gathered the flag. The injured worker didn't get as much attention as the flag, but he walked off after a few minutes.
David Archuletta sang the national anthem and as the last note was sang, four F-16 fighter jets from the 388th buzzed the stadium. The lead pilot was connected via video and delivered a message to the stadium. It was cool. We would have paid the ticket price just to see the jets fly over.
David Archuletta (American Idol fame) performed several songs. He has a great voice, but is still working on his performing skills.
Brad Paisley was the main performer. He said a ten song set that included most of his most popular hits. Tyson tolerated it - not a country fan. The rest of us loved it.
The fireworks show itself was absolutely amazing. I'm not a big fireworks guy, but loved the show they put on. The colors, originality, noise, # of fireworks, etc. was just awesome.
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