Secretary Salazar Rides in National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar rode in the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival parade Saturday with the U.S. Park Police Mounted Unit. The parade, the largest public event of the two week festival, traveled a one-mile route along Constitution Avenue and was attended by thousands.

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    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar rides alongside Lieutenant Stacey Collins, Commander, U.S. Park Police Mounted Unit. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar waves as he rides in the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival parade with the U.S. Park Police Mounted [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar wearing a police helmet. The Secretary rode with the U.S. Park Police Mounted Unit in the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival parade. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann]

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    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar (center second row) and U.S. Park Police Chief Salvadore Lauro (center front row) with members of the U.S. Park Police Motor Unit, Mounted Unit and Honor Guard that participated in Saturday's parade. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar (center second row) with U.S. Park Police Chief Salvadore Lauro and Peggy O'Dell, Director, National Capital Region of the National Park Service, with the U.S. Park Police Mounted Unit. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar with the U.S. Park Police Mounted Unit that participated in Saturday's National Cherry Blossom Festival parade. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar waves as he rides in the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival parade with the U.S. Park Police Mounted Unit [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann DOI]

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