
Patriotic performers wave to spectators in the Gaithersburg end-of-summer festivity, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

A dozen firetrucks ride in the Gaithersburg end-of-summer festivity, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Over 80 groups participated in the three hour long parade that went down E. Diamond Ave. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

Over a dozen firetrucks ride in the Gaithersburg Labor Day parade. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

Gaithersburg High School cheerleaders perform while in the Gaithersburg end-of-summer festivity. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

Gaithersburg High School band performs during the Labor Day parade. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

City Council Members wave to spectators during the Labor Day parade. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

Multicultural performers dance in the Labor Day parade. Over 80 groups participated in the three hour long parade that went down E. Diamond Ave. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

Maryland mounty police ride during the Labor Day parade. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

Farm trackers ride in the Gaithersburg end-of-summer Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)