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Karen Hayes, left, shares ginger cookies with neighbor Alisa Carrel while waiting for the start of the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town Alexandria on February 21, 2011.The owners of a Confederate cannon pull into a parking lot before the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town Alexandria on February 21, 2011.Police and fire departments headed up the parade, followed by the TC Williams marching band, at the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town Alexandria on February 21, 2011.A Girl Scout throws candy to onlookers during the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town Alexandria on February 21, 2011.Young girls prepare to give high-fives to a stilt-walker from the Jim Moyer Circus Club during the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town Alexandria on February 21, 2011.Ken Carpi holds his grandaughter Kate Douglas on his shoulders for a better view during the George Washington Birthday Parade in Old Town Alexandria on February 21, 2011.Kari LaBell Seidelman and Don De Haven, representing Martha and George Washington respectively, wave as members of the Daughters of the American Revolution pass the reviewing stand at the George Washi