November 12, 2008

Veterans Day Parade

Jackson celebrates veterans with a parade on Tuesday.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com 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 ~ edodd@semissourian.com 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 ~ edodd@semissourian.com The flag in front of Jackson High School waves after the Veterans Day Parade.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com 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 ~ edodd@semissourian.com 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 ~ edodd@semissourian.com Tim Sievers, of Jackson, left, and his granddaughter Yazmin, 3, cheer for the Veterans Day Parade on High Street in Jackson Tuesday.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Matthew Stroder, 5, with the Children of the American Revolution, throws out candy during the parade.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Paula Wyckoff, of Jackson, cheers for the Jackson Marching Band during the parade.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Delta Marching Band performs on High Street for the Veterans Day Parade.

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com 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 ~ edodd@semissourian.com 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.

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Jackson celebrates veterans with a parade on Tuesday.

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