If you’ve taken a picture with a squad of Stormtroopers at Costco, or high-fived Darth Vader and a battalion of Clone troopers during a local parade, you may have encountered the 501st Legion. More than 60 Star Wars characters from the Orange County squad marched in front of a spaceship float during Tustin Meadow’s annual Fourth of July parade. “When I’m in a helmet, nobody sees that I have a Cheshire cat grin on my face,” Briian Hazelrigg, Orange County’s squad leader, told The Epoch Times. “Nobody sees that I am literally about to burst out of my own skin with the happiness that I see. Then attach that to a charity or some sort of good cause. We cry more than we smile because we’re so happy and full of joy.” The 501st Legion is a worldwide organization that brings smiles to Star Wars fans of all ages, with the motto “bad guys doing good.” Its members wear the costumes of their favorite Star Wars characters …
Bad Guys Doing Good: Star Wars Troop Supports Local Charities
July 11, 2021
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