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Syttende
Mai Parade 2004!
The Norwegian National
League
and its member organizations
celebrated Norway's Centennial throughout the year.
Our May events, celebrate Constitution Day.
Our
Celebration Banquet
was held Saturday,
May 15, 2004
in
Palatine, IL and the
Constitution Day Parade was held
on Sunday,
May 16, 2004 in Park Ridge, IL.
Photographs are from our 2004
celebration:
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Flags proudly
wave.
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Parade Grand
Marshal, Thor Fjell. |
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Honorary Grand
Marshal, Thorbjørn Jagland of Norway's Parliament. |
Parade M. C., Lynn
Sove Maxson. |
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Norwegian Americans
of all ages
proudly march. |
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Norwegian Americans
proudly wear
their national costumes. |
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The Maine South High School
Band |
marches and plays in the
Parade. |
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A salute. |
Clowns entertain the crowd. |
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Fjord horses pull
scholarship winners. |
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A display of Norwegian flags. |
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The members of
Minnekirken march. |
Spelmanslag
plays music. |
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Leikarringen "Heimhug"
performs. |
Scholarship winners
are congratulated. |
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The
afternoon ends with |
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the Grand
March. |
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2005
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