‘We are Veterans; We are Family’

Vets honored during parade, ceremony

  • Palatka Junior-Senior High School JROTC cadets raise the state, American and Prisoner of War flags while they march down St. Johns Avenue in the Veterans Day parade on Thursday.
    Palatka Junior-Senior High School JROTC cadets raise the state, American and Prisoner of War flags while they march down St. Johns Avenue in the Veterans Day parade on Thursday.
  • Wyatt Norris, 6, waves to the Veterans Day parade participants Thursday on St. Johns Avenue.
    Wyatt Norris, 6, waves to the Veterans Day parade participants Thursday on St. Johns Avenue.
  • American Legion Bert Hodge Post 45 presents the colors Thursday at the Palatka riverfront for this year’s Veterans Day ceremonies.
    American Legion Bert Hodge Post 45 presents the colors Thursday at the Palatka riverfront for this year’s Veterans Day ceremonies.
  • Grand Marshal George S. Crawford waves to the crowd who lined St. Johns Avenue in Palatka on Thursday for the annual Veterans Day parade.
    Grand Marshal George S. Crawford waves to the crowd who lined St. Johns Avenue in Palatka on Thursday for the annual Veterans Day parade.
  • Smokey Bear honors U.S. veterans Thursday on behalf of the Florida Forest Service as he rides in a bulldozer in Palatka’s Veterans Day parade.
    Smokey Bear honors U.S. veterans Thursday on behalf of the Florida Forest Service as he rides in a bulldozer in Palatka’s Veterans Day parade.
  • Interlachen Post 293 Commander Donald Hartsfield revs his motorcycle engine Thursday down St. Johns Avenue while his wife, Regina Hartsfield, waves two American flags from the passenger seat.
    Interlachen Post 293 Commander Donald Hartsfield revs his motorcycle engine Thursday down St. Johns Avenue while his wife, Regina Hartsfield, waves two American flags from the passenger seat.
  • Gerald Donnelly, post commander for Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3349, smiles widely during the Veterans Day parade on St. Johns Avenue on Thursday.
    Gerald Donnelly, post commander for Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3349, smiles widely during the Veterans Day parade on St. Johns Avenue on Thursday.
  • A veteran glides down St. Johns Avenue with an American flag waving on the back of his motorcycle Thursday.
    A veteran glides down St. Johns Avenue with an American flag waving on the back of his motorcycle Thursday.
PALATKA – A soft breeze rippled through a gallery of flags Thursday while people’s cheers of thanks rang down St. Johns Avenue to U.S. military veterans on parade.  Vietnam veteran and Purple Heart…

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