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COTTON CARNIVAL PARADE
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Gen. Matthew Bacon, parade marshal for the 2023 American Legion Cotton Carnival Parade, waves to the crowd from the jeep owned and driven by Scott Matthews of Sikeston during the parade down Malone Avenue Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Sikeston. This year’s parade theme was “A Salute to the Missouri National Guard and Our Local Guard Unit.” (Rod Anderson/Standard Democrat)
SIKESTON — The 2023 American Legion Cotton Carnival Parade made its way down Malone Avenue Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Sikeston. This year’s parade theme was “A Salute to the Missouri National Guard and Our Local Guard Unit.”
A National Guardsman waves to the crowd from Focus Bank’s float as it makes its way down Malone Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, during the 79th Annual American Legion Cotton Carnival parade. This year’s parade theme was “A Salute to the Missouri National Guard and Our Local Guard Unit.” (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Members in the crowd salute the flags as they pass by during the annual American Legion Cotton Carnival parade Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Sikeston. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
A young girl sits in the shade as she patiently waits for the American Legion Cotton Carnival parade to begin Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Sikeston. (Rod Anderson/Standard Democrat)
A local Boy Scout hands out candy to members of the crowd during the Sikeston American Legion Cotton Carnival parade Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)