Clydesdales help wounded soldiers

Clydesdales help wounded soldiers
Hundreds turn out to support Yellow Ribbon Festival and Corn Hole Tournament
Posted: Sunday, June 3, 2012
By CHRIS POLK Staff Writer

EASTON The colors were red, white and blue Saturday on the grounds of the Easton VFW Post 5118 when hundreds of people showed up to support services for active-duty wounded soldiers and their caregivers.

The occasion was the Yellow Ribbon Festival and Corn Hole Tournament, sponsored by Kelly Distributing and organized by Big Tuna Promotions.

Front and center were the Budweiser Clydesdales. Eight of the enormous horses were decked out in their finest, with black and gold-trimmed harnesses and tiny red and white rosebuds woven with ribbons into their manes.

They pulled the gleaming red Budweiser wagon around the paved area of the VFW, driven by two green-capped drivers and a decorative Dalmatian hound named "Brewer." After several turns, they paused for photos, with some cameras going off like strobe lights as the crowd pressed forward.

In the background, the down-home strains of Bird Dog and the Road Kings could be heard as the corn hole tournament started getting warmed up in the "Beer Garden" area. Children tried to wear themselves out in the moon bounce games and alternately got their faces painted.
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