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Members of the Fannin County High School Marching Band joined with others in the community to honor veterans Saturday by marching in the annual Veterans Day Parade. Valerie Cash, Lily Bice and Neveah Hill, from left, are shown as the band made its way down East Main Street in Blue Ridge. The band also performed at the Veterans Day ceremony. -
Gerald “Chief Mac” McMillan holds an umbrella to keep retired Colonel Kathy L. Merritt dry as rain fell on the Veterans Day Ceremony Saturday in Blue Ridge. -
North Georgia Honor Guard members Chris McKee and Bill Stodghill enjoyed the parade. -
Blue Ridge City Councilwoman Angie Arp brought her granddaughter, Victoria, to the Veterans Day parade. -
Alyssa Pickard, a member of the Fannin County High School marching band, is shown with the group making its way down East First Street in the Veterans Day Parade. -
Members of the Christian Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps at Mountain Area Christian Academy (MACA) passed out American flags during the Veterans Day parade in Blue Ridge Saturday, November 11. -
United States flags were everywhere among spectators in Saturday’s Veterans Day parade in Blue Ridge. -
Kylee Hollins waved to parade watchers from a Fannin County fire engine. -
Walter Polk was one of many veterans in Saturday’s parade. -
Members of the Christian Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (CJROTC) at Mountain Area Christian Academy salute during the ceremony Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park in Blue Ridge. Shown are, from left, front, Senior Airman Alyha Hawkins, Airman Rebekah Pickelsimer, Airman Beverly Sanders, CJROTC Instructor TSgt. John Tucker; and, back, Airman First Class Jacob Corley, Airman Maxwell Scott, and Staff Sergeant Lev Brovko.
U.S. Air Force retired Colonel Kathy L. Merritt told the crowd gathered for Veterans Day Saturday of the uphill battle women have faced ever since the Revolutionary War to serve their country…