Julie Hylwa jumped at the chance to join the crowd-pleasing “briefcase brigade,” as it was informally known, which is back for the America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.

Hlywa, 49, who is known to try new things but usually in the realm of competitive athletics, said she was “immediately riveted” when the Detroit Athletic Club president sought volunteers to revive the Fred Hill Briefcase Drill Team for this year’s parade, after a decade-plus hiatus from performing.

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