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recently . The Washington's birthday

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celebration Association , or WBC A

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hosted its 114 celebration and are on

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the first president of which it is

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named after The Smoke long event takes

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place in Laredo texas and the city

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spares no detail and goes all out to

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celebrate Washington's birthday . Over

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400,000 visitors attend events that

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include the Society of Martha

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Washington's colonial pageant and ball .

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The stars instructs air show , the

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international bridge ceremony and the

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Anheuser Busch Washington's birthday

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celebration parade . So it's always a

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great pride for citizens of Laredo to

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play host and welcome our visitors not

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only from the state but from Mexico and

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the rest of the country . Every year ,

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the WBC A invites the texas National

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Guard to the city of Laredo to

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participate in these events . The

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military presence has been absolutely

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important to them and this is where you

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see a lot of american patriotism here

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this year . Major General Jose Mayorga

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along with Major General Raymond Peters

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and Brigadier general Charles Miller

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participated as honored guests at these

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ceremonies , Reporting from Laredo

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Texas for the 100th Mobile Public

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Affairs Detachment on Specialist

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Marlene on YouTube .