Veterans Day 2017

Andrew J. Whitaker

Saturday, November 11, 2017

Veterans Day ceremonies at Cape Girardeau County Park North, Freedom Corner and the Jackson Veterans Day Parade.

Volunteers set up flags in Cape County Park North during Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Rick Burton, left, plays with his grandson Phillip Burton, 1, during a Veterans Day ceremony at Cape County Park North Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
People listen during a Veterans Day ceremony at Cape County Park North Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Veterans Day ceremony at Freedom Corner Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Capaha Park. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Mark Hogan hugs his mother Jean Hogan during a Veterans Day ceremony at Freedom Corner Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Capaha Park. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Volunteers set up flags in Cape County Park North during Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
People look at a memorial wreath during a Veterans Day ceremony at Freedom Corner Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Capaha Park. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Brian Craft talks about his veteran father Jack Craft during a Veterans Day ceremony at Cape County Park North Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Volunteers raise American flags during a Veterans Day ceremony at Cape County Park North Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

American flags cover the roads at Cape County Park North Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Ruth Ann Allcock and her husband Michael Allcock pray during a Veterans Day ceremony at Cape County Park North Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Dave Cantrell speaks during a Veterans Day ceremony at Freedom Corner Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Capaha Park. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Pete Poe hands out American flags during a Veterans Day ceremony at Cape County Park North Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
People listen during a Veterans Day ceremony at Cape County Park North Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Dave Cantrell speaks during a Veterans Day ceremony at Freedom Corner Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Capaha Park. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Beverly Stott speaks during a Veterans Day ceremony at Cape County Park North Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Volunteers unload American flags before a Veterans Day ceremony at Cape County Park North Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
The American flag is saluted during prayer for a Veterans Day ceremony at Freedom Corner Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Capaha Park. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Veterans Day ceremony at Cape County Park North Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Dave Cantrell, center, speaks with Stephen Golden, left, and Floyd Smith, right, during a Veterans Day ceremony at Freedom Corner Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Capaha Park. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
People give a salute during the playing of Taps during a Veterans Day ceremony at Freedom Corner Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Capaha Park. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
The Marine Corps League Detachment 1081 wait before a Veterans Day ceremony at Freedom Corner Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Capaha Park. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Matt Hampton with the U.S. Army directs cars before a Veterans Day ceremony at Cape County Park North Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Cape Girardeau. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
The Jackson Marching band during the Veterans Day parade Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Boy Scouts march uptown during the Veterans Day parade Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Kinslee Lathum tosses candy out of her wagon during the Veterans Day parade Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Motorcycles make their way uptown during the Veterans Day parade Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
The Veterans Day parade Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Cole Hunter, center, pretends to kick August Cole, right, with Camryn Pickett all with Jackson Boy Scouts troop 212 during the Veterans Day parade Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
The Veterans Day parade Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
The Jackson Marching band during the Veterans Day parade Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Cole Keillor, 10, bundles up as he watches the Veterans Day parade Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
The Veterans Day parade Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 in Jackson. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)