Veterans Day importance topic during ceremony

Fannin County Middle School student TJ Dunn waved the American Flag as area veterans drove by during the school’s drive-thru Veterans’ Day Parade Friday, November 6.

Veterans from across the Fannin County community traveled to Fannin County Middle School for the school’s Veterans’ Day Parade Friday, November 6. While the school hosts a program every year for area veterans, this year’s event was modified for COVID-19 conditions.

North Georgia Honor Guard member Nick Wimberley carries in a wreath in honor of the veteran lives lost during Fannin County’s Veterans Day ceremony Saturday, November 7.

North Georgia Honor Guard Commander Bill Stodghill looks at the dog tags of fallen soldier during Fannin County’s Veterans Day ceremony Saturday, November 7.

Fannin County Middle School student Malia Davenport joined her fellow classmates to show their appreciation for our country’s veterans during the middle school’s Veterans’ Day Parade Friday, November 6.

Fannin County Middle School student Isaac Watkins thanked the veterans who drove through the middle school’s Veterans’ Day Parade Friday, November 6.

World War II Army Veteran Dale Dyer excitedly waved to the students, faculty and staff of Fannin County Middle School during the school’s drive-thru Veterans’ Day Parade Friday, November 6.

Fannin County Middle School students waved and yelled words of appreciation to area veterans during the school’s drive-thru Veterans’ Day Parade Friday, November 6.