Then I saw it. I sucked in my breath like an excited child seeing
for the first time what Santa placed under the tree on Christmas morning.
The Presidential box.
I am marching as an ally in the Lesbian and Gay Band
Association (LGBA) marching band. Two hundred and fifteen people strong we are
the largest civilian marching band in the 2013 Presidential Inauguration
Parade.
Everything I was feeling vanished except patriotism, pride
in my band, and the profound responsibility that I am there for something
greater than myself.
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