Veterans Day Ceremony

Celebration: Main, Members of the El Dorado High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) color guard presents the colors during the Veterans Day ceremony at the Union County Courthouse on Sunday. The event marks the100th year celebration of the armistice of World War I.

Ring: Above, A bell rings during the Veterans Day ceremony to mark 100 years since WWI armistice. Below, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Travis Parks of Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound delivers the keynote address during the ceremony Parks discussed his Coast Guard hero, Guard Lt. Jack C. Rittichier, who help pilot the Jolly Green 23 military helicopter before being lost along with the crew in Vietnam in June of 1968.

Ceremony: A member of the El Dorado High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) color guard places the flag during the Veterans Day ceremony at the Union County Courthouse on Sunday. The event marks the100th year celebration of the armistice of World War I. Middle, community members listen on at the ceremony. Bottom, Elaine Strickland left, speaks with Chief Warrant Officer 4 Travis Parks after the Veterans Day ceremony.

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