November 11, 2020

Veterans Day 2020

Veterans Day began and ended in Cape Girardeau county with outdoor community celebrations of veterans and their service. In the morning, the loved ones of 11 different veterans gathered at the Veterans Memorial Plaza in Cape County Park North and each had the opportunity to speak about their veteran. Later in the day, Jackson held their annual Veteran’s Day parade with people lined along the sides of S. High St. and W. Main St.

A man in the crowd salutes during the national anthem at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

A veteran waves to the people on the side of the street during the Veteran's Day Parade in Jackson on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

From left, Ezekiel, 6, and Gabriel Flaim, 5, wave to the Cape Girardeau fire department during the Veteran's Day Parade in Jackson on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

Parade goers wave to the veterans in a bus from the Missouri Veterans Home during the Veteran's Day Parade in Jackson on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

Parade goers react to the cars in the Veteran's Day Parade in Jackson on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

The color guard of the Jackson High School marching chiefs perform "God Bless America" on W Main St. during the Veteran's Day Parade in Jackson on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

The Avenue of Flags displays over 700 flags on five days of the year, including Veteran's Day, to honor the memory of every deceased veteran from Cape County at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

Chaplain of the Cape Girardeau-based Corporal Mason O. Yarbrough Detachment of the Marine Corps League Jim Stroman says a prayer before the Veteran's Day flag presentation ceremony at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

Retired Master Chief of the Navy Seabees, Michael Morgan, speaks about his grandfather and father, WWI veteran Thomas O. Morgan and Korea veteran Richard A. Morgan, during the Veteran's Day flag presentation ceremony at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

Mary Jean Giles speaks about her father, WWII veteran Jean A. Rudert, during the Veteran's Day flag presentation ceremony at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

Robert Turner speaks about his father, WWII veteran Paul D. Turner, while holding a picture of him during the Veteran's Day flag presentation ceremony at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

From left, Marine Corps League Detachment 1081 Leonard Spicer and USN Retired CAPT David J. Cantrell salutes a flag that represents a deceased veteran during the Veteran's Day flag presentation ceremony at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

Marine Corps League Detachment 1081 David Lloyd plays "Taps" during the Veteran's Day flag presentation ceremony at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

The Avenue of Flags displays over 700 flags to honor the memory of every deceased veteran from Cape County at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

The Avenue of Flags displays over 700 flags to honor the memory of every deceased veteran from Cape Girardeau county at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

Cars in the Veteran's Day Parade make their way down South High St. in Jackson on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

Cars drive down the Avenue of Flags at Cape County Park North in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

Cars in the Veteran's Day Parade make their way down S High St. in Jackson on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

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Veterans Day began and ended in Cape Girardeau county with outdoor community celebrations of veterans and their service. In the morning, the loved ones of 11 different veterans gathered at the Veterans Memorial Plaza in Cape County Park North and each had the opportunity to speak about their veteran. Later in the day, Jackson held their annual Veteran’s Day parade with people lined along the sides of S. High St. and W. Main St.

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