By / Published March 19, 2013
The Bok Kai Dragon dances during the Bok Kai Festival in Marysville, Calif., March 16, 2013. Service members from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., volunteered at the festival to bring the dragon to life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo/Released)
Beale Air Force Base Honor Guard and 9th Reconnaissance Wing leadership participate in the Bok Kai Festival in Marysville, Calif., March 16, 2013. The event featured a variety of floats, cultural performances and the Bok Kai parade dragon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo/Released)
Parade spectators try to pet a lion dancer during the Bok Kai Festival in Marysville, Calif., March 16, 2013. Beale Air Force Base Honor Guard and members of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing leadership marched in the parade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo/Released)
U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Haines, 9th Operations Group commander, and his son watch the Bok Kai Festival in Marysville, Calif., March 16, 2013. Beale Air Force Base’s Honor Guard and members of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing leadership marched in the parade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo/Released)
Horse riders march in the Bok Kai Festival in Marysville, Calif., March 16, 2013. The festival celebrates Bok Kai, the Chinese god of the North. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo/Released)
Lion dancers hold up “Happy New Year” banners during the Bok Kai Festival in Marysville, Calif., March 16, 2013. The festival has been held in Marysville for 133 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Trujillo/Released)