Yesterday I took Amelia to see Yogi Bear at the Parris Island base theater. We usually get movies here about a month or two after they come out in town - they play here on Friday and Sunday and at MCAS Thursday and Saturday. Movies change each showing, so on Sunday it was 3 different movies starting at 2:00 pm.
It's very inexpensive to see a movie here, so I don't mind waiting a month...
$2.00 - movie ticket
$2.50 - small popcorn, small drink, regular size candy of your choice
$ .25 - refills on soda
We ran into a bunch of our neighbors there (the theater is about 2 blocks away from housing) and Amelia found a little friend to sit and giggle with throughout the movie. At the start of the movie, the National Anthem plays, and everyone stands up, faces the screen and is silent until it's over with. This is actually one of my favorite parts. Anyone who is active duty, in uniform or not, will stand at attention with their backs rigid, heads straight forward, arms at their sides with their hands in position. When it's over, everyone sits down and continues on.
When was the last time you heard the Pledge of Allegience or the National Anthem outside of a football game?
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That's SO cool. Major perk of being military!
Lisa, the next time they do a kids movie here on base I will let you know! We can all go together if you want.
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