Cadet John Stanley carries his parachute after skydiving from a UV-18 Twin Otter aircraft during the U.S. Air Force Academy’s basic freefall parachuting course, known as Airmanship 490, at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Friday, July 16, 2021. Airmanship 490 is run by the Wings of Blue and is the only certified jump program in the world where cadets’ first jump is solo. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
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Sneak peek of Colorado Springs’ 150th-anniversary parade float
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) Friday, KRDO got a behind-the-scenes look at the construction of one of the main COS 150: Downtown Celebration Parade through Time floats.
The float, called “America the Beautiful,” highlights Pikes Peak - America’s Mountain. The float is being constructed by GE Johnson Special Projects. It is one of more than 60 parade entries in the “Parade Through Time” at the downtown celebration that will highlight key moments in Colorado Springs history.
The parade is scheduled to go down Tejon Street from 11 a.m. - noon on July 31 and will be immediately followed by the COS 150 Festival. That festival is happening at Vermijo Avenue, from the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum.