Heartwarming moments defy chill at 124th annual Rose Parade
After several decades of attending the Rose Parade, the event has never lost its shine for 68-year-old Douglas Wallace. "It's kind of exciting, isn't it?" Wallace said as he watched the Stanford University marching band go by. "It's the granddaddy of
Gerald Sapienza and Nicole Angelillo of Chesapeake, Va., kiss after being declared man and wife in a special Rose Parade ceremony. The newlyweds beat out three other couples vying to get married aboard Farmers Insurance's “The Love Float.”
Throat singer Kongar-ool Ondar from Tuva, the tiny region of Siberia just outside of Outer Mongolia, was supposed to have been singing out in three-part harmony — by himself — atop a horse equipped with a stereo amplifier
Near the beginning of the Rose Parade route, next to a 12-foot panorama of flowers and sculptures from the city of Torrance was another elaborate display, including a blue tarp, blankets, sleeping bags and 10 people ages 8
The Defense Department paid tribute to veterans of the Korean War with its first-ever float in the 124th Tournament of Roses New Year's Day parade. The $247000 flower-covered float, titled "Freedom Is Not Free," is a replica






