(Minghui.org) Memorial Day, a day on which those who died while serving in the military are remembered, fell on May 25, 2015 this year, and was celebrated with a grand parade in Falls Church, Virginia. The Falun Gong procession won the “Best Float” award among over 70 participating groups.

Falun Gong won the “Best Float” award in the 2015 Falls Church Memorial Day Parade.

The Falun Gong procession included a dragon dance, waist drum team, and Falun Gong exercise demonstration that received warm cheers and applause from spectators.

Debbie, a Virginia resident working for a health care company, and her three-year-old granddaughter watched the parade. Seeing a variety of cultures and nationalities in the parade, she commented that it was a perfect exhibition of the prosperity and spirit of inclusiveness of the United States.

Her little granddaughter Layla said that the Falun Gong dragon dance was her favorite.