10 years ago Southern Ute Brave Carlos Whiteman lays an electric guitar across his lap as he passes down Goddard Avenue during the Southern Ute Tribal Fair parade Sept. 11, 2010. Spectators gathered to see floats, bikes, trikes and horses in a long procession from one end of town to the other. This photo was published in the Sept. 24, 2010, issue of The Southern Ute Drum.

Colorado State Senator Jim Dyer presents the D-Day “Jubilee of Liberty” Medal to Southern Ute Tribal Council Woman Pearl Casias, who accepted on behalf of her late father Manuel E. Casias, a World War II Normandy Invasion Veteran. The metal ceremony was held at Durango’s Rotary Park on August 12, 2000. This photo was published in the Sept. 24, 2000, issue of The Southern Ute Drum.