Veterans Day Parade

Gail Lichtenegger, of Jackson, left, her husband Jim, and Herb Lichtenegger, of Jackson, watch the Delta marching band as they go by on High Street during the parade. (ELIZABETH DODD)

Wendell Miller, of Cape Girardeau, with The Sons of the American Revolution, takes pictures of his friends waiting to start the Veterans Day Parade in Jackson Tuesday. (ELIZABETH DODD)

LaVerne Whitener, of Jackson, sits with her husband, Virgil, not pictured, with other veterans waiting for the start of the Veterans Day Parade in Jackson Tuesday. (ELIZABETH DODD)

Tim Sievers, of Jackson, left, and his granddaughter Yazmin, 3, cheer for the Veterans Day Parade on High Street in Jackson Tuesday. (ELIZABETH DODD)

Matthew Stroder, 5, with the Children of the American Revolution, throws out candy during the parade. (ELIZABETH DODD)

Paula Wyckoff, of Jackson, cheers for the Jackson Marching Band during the parade. (ELIZABETH DODD)

Delta Marching Band performs on High Street for the Veterans Day Parade. (ELIZABETH DODD)

Mackenzie Stone, 5, of Jackson, proudly carries the sign down High Street Daisy Troop 4044 thanking the veterans during the Veterans Day Parade Tuesday in Jackson. Jackson has had a Veterans Day Parade for over 40 years. (ELIZABETH DODD)

Bill Nitsch, of Jackson, who served in the Army during the Korean War salutes the flags during the presentation of colors at the Veterans Day ceremony at New McKendree United Methodist Church after the Jackson Veterans Day Parade. (ELIZABETH DODD)

Richard Welker, captain of the American Legion Honor Guard who served in Vietnam, left, and Jim Roche who served in Vietnam and Iraq, pause during the invocation at the Veterans Day ceremony at New McKendree United Methodist Church after the Jackson Veterans Day Parade. (ELIZABETH DODD)

The flag in front of Jackson High School waves after the Veterans Day Parade. (ELIZABETH DODD)