America the Beautiful - Captain William Long - Fairmount Park Guards Tribute

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A video I made in tribute to my great grandfather, William Long who was Captain of the Fairmount Park Guards - Philadelphia, PA. Most pics were taken by my mom or me. Some of the black and white "oldies" were taken by various family members with a few taken off of archive or news websites.

I lucked out and found some "random" videos on YouTube that had scenes featuring my great-grandfather:

Jan 1, 1930 - New Year's Day Parade in Philadelphia (real sound)
https://youtu.be/f8-rvzQuwtk?si=Vim1aymLnLY4e6ib
at the 5:18 mark the park guards are shown and my great-grandfather walks by the camera

Dick Wesson 1940 Earle Theatre Philadelphia, PA
https://youtu.be/gSKYfng3nHo?si=r-H2MWTrnrEDkago
extensive footage of my GGF starting at the :40 second mark

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