2018 Liberation Day Parade
PHOTOS By JON PEREZ
- Command master chief Patrick Ortega was among the dignitaries that joined the 2018 Liberation Day Parade last Saturday along Beach Road.
- House vice speaker Janet U. Maratita (R-Saipan), left, and Rep. Alice S. Igitol (R-Saipan) wave to the crowd.
- Jay Diyco, center, and Ed Genobaten join hundreds of spectators that braved the heat.
- Derrick Cutting joins the parade with his off-road jeep.
- Joeten-Kiyu Public Library director Erlinda Naputi, left, with her staff aboard their float.
- Members of the Chinese Association of Saipan perform tai chi.
- Members of the CNMI National Rugby Team
- Liberation Day Queen Brinae Jessilyn Cruz, center, poses with her Royal Court and 2018 Miss CNMI Celine Cabrera.
- The CNMI Senior League bound for the 2018 World Series in Easley, South Carolina used the event to ask for support from the community.
- The CNMI JROTC members march along the parade.
- Gov. Ralph DLG Torres waves to the crowd.
- Liberation Day committee chair Joe Ayuyu Jr.
- A slice of the crowd watching the Liberation Day parade.
- Saipan Mayor David M. Apatang.
- A cyclist rides his bicycle with the CNMI and U.S. flags.
- Lawrence Tubera, left, and his sister Erica Tubera were also part of the parade after returning triumphantly from the recent 2018 World Championships of Performing Arts.
- TanHoldings employees dress up as King Neptune and his mermaids.
- Marianas Young Professionals vice president Nola Hix with her daughter Aliana Beth.
- Department of Community and Cultural Affairs personnel pull a giant octopus to keep up with the parade’s theme “Sea to Shining Sea.”
- CNMI Legislative Bureau director Antonio P. Sablan, second left, enjoys last Saturday’s parade with his family and friends.