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HONORING VETERANS
Friday, November 10, 2023
Members of Sikeston High School’s band and orchestra perform patriotic music during the annual Veterans Day Ceremony Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, at the Sikeston Field House. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
SIKESTON — The annual community Veterans Day Ceremony was Nov. 10, 2023, at the Sikeston Field House, where the Sikeston Veterans Park Committee, Sikeston High School band, choir and orchestra, Sikeston Department of Public Safety and Sikeston American Legion Post 114 collaborated to offer the event. Gen. Matthew Bacon served as the honor guest and speaker.
Gen. Matthew Bacon of the St. Louis area with the National Guard (left) served as the honored guest and speaker during the annual Veterans Day Ceremony Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, at the Sikeston Field House. In his speech, Bacon encouraged the students and community members in the crowd to “Be an American worth fighting for.” Also pictured is Steve Taylor, chairman of the Sikeston Veterans Park Committee prior to the start of the ceremony. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Sikeston High School senior Parker Jackson performs “Taps” at the conclusion of the Veterans Day Ceremony Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, at the Sikeston Field House. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Members of Sikeston Department of Public Safety post the colors during the Veterans Day Ceremony. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Sikeston American Legion Post 114 Commander Frankie Adams folds the flag during the POW/MIA remembrance portion of the the Veterans Day Ceremony. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Members of the Sikeston Veterans Park Committee Mike Conway, Michael Harris and Steve Taylor; honored guest and speaker Gen. Matthew Bacon; and 2023 Cotton Carnival queens Junior Miss Sikeston Avery Fritz, Miss Cotton Carnival Emma Harper and Miss Sikeston Christiana Staple pose for a photo following the ceremony. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Veterans stand as attendees applaud during a recognition portion of the Veterans Day Ceremony. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Honored guest and speaker Gen. Matthew Bacon addresses the crowd during the Veterans Day Ceremony Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, at the Sikeston Field House. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Sikeston High School’s band, orchestra and choir perform patriotic music during the Veterans Day Ceremony Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, at the Sikeston Field House. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Members of Sikeston High School’s choir sing patriotic music during the Veterans Day Ceremony Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, at the Sikeston Field House. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Members of Sikeston High School’s orchestra perform patriotic music during the Veterans Day Ceremony Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, at the Sikeston Field House. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Sikeston veterans Michael K. Harris Sr. (left) and Steve Taylor (right) were recognized by Sikeston Veterans Park Committee member Mike Conway during the Veterans Day Ceremony Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, at the Sikeston Field House for being members of the Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame. Harris and Taylor were inducted in 2022. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)
Members of Sikeston High School’s band and orchestra perform patriotic music during the annual Veterans Day Ceremony Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, at the Sikeston Field House. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)