Jay Morin of Providence, R.I. waves a flag during the 234th Fourth of July Celebration Parade in Bristol, R.I. on Thursday, July 4.Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe
Tens of thousands attended the 234th annual Fourth of July Parade in Bristol, R.I., the nation’s oldest continuous parade and the reason for Bristol’s designation as “most patriotic town in America.” Military veterans and marching bands, school athletes and politicians, firefighters and police officers marched the two-mile route through downtown in sweltering temperatures. The annual celebration began in the town in 1785.
Twins Antonella and her sister Valentina, 9 months, of Rumford, R.I. with father, Kaike, and mother Lilly, along the parade route.Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe
George King, 72, of Franklin, Conn. poses for a portrait on his 1916 Ambulance 255 replica.Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe
Newly commissioned naval officers march in the parade.Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe
Stars and stripes were sported byJacob Medeiros.Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe
Phaedra Dziedzic, 34, of Bristol, R.I. Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe
Max Ramos, 10, of Bristol, R.I., Jackson Cicchinelli, 11, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Leo Willner, 10, of Bristol marched in parade.Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe
Daescia DeMoranville of Johnson, R.I., left, and Courtney Krauss of Dallas cheer during the July celebration in Bristol.Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe
David Gomes, 61, of Bristol, R.I. is all decked out in flags.Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe
