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Washington's birthday remembered in Alexandria, Va.
The George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Alexandria, Va., Monday, celebrates Washington's 280th birthday.
Left to right: Nine year-old Brownies Alexandra Friedman, Mary Kate Mull, and Ally DelDonna wave their flags at a George Washington impersonator as he passes by during the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town, Alexandria, Va., Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. The Parade which celebrates Washington's 280th Birthday is touted as being the "largest parade celebrating Washington's birthday in the USA." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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