WATCH: Video of Veteran’s Day parade from Memorial Park to Natchez Bluff
Published 3:09 pm Monday, November 11, 2024
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NATCHEZ — Veteran’s Day activities in Natchez on Monday included a bench dedication and flag ceremony to honor the late veteran Stephen Kearney Nielsen, U.S. Navy and past commander of American Legion No. 4. in Memorial Park followed by a parade down Main Street to the Natchez Bluff.
Veteran Ben Tucker served as the Grand Marshal. The parade on Monday also included the Natchez High School Marching Band and the Air Force Junior ROTC Corps of Cadets.
On the bluff, officials posthumously honored the 2024 Patriot of the Year. G. Mark LaFrancis, U.S. Air Force veteran and founder of the Home With Heroes Foundation, and honored the U.S. Army Air Corps and Air Force veteran John “Captain Jack” Kerwin as the Veteran of the Millennia.
The ceremony concluded with a prayer of benediction and the bugle’s sounding of taps performed by Doug McCallister, remembering those veterans who have died and to honor those still with us.
The video above includes scenes from these activities, as does the photo gallery below.
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- A proclamation honoring the late Stephen Kearne Nielsen, veteran of the U.S. Navy and past commander of hte American Legion Post No. 4, is presented to family and friends Monday in Memorial Park (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- The colors are presented in Memorial Park for a veteran’s day program Monday by the Natchez High School Air Force Junior ROTC Corps of Cadets (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- Natchez High School Air Force Junior ROTC Corps of Cadets fold an older American flag to replace it with one left by the late Stephen Kearne Nielsen, veteran of the U.S. Navy and past commander of hte American Legion Post No. 4. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- Natchez High School Air Force Junior ROTC Corps of Cadets replace a flag in Memorial Park during the Veteran’s Day program on Monday. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- A new flag donated by the late Stephen Kearne Nielsen, veteran of the U.S. Navy and past commander of the American Legion Post No. 4, is raised in Memorial Park. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- A bench in Memorial Park dedicated to the late Stephen Kearne Nielsen, veteran of the U.S. Navy and past commander of hte American Legion Post No. 4. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- A bench in Memorial Park is dedicated to the late Stephen Kearne Nielsen, veteran of the U.S. Navy and past commander of hte American Legion Post No. 4. From left, Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson and Nielsen’s widow, Susan Nielsen. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- The Veteran’s Day Parade makes its way down Main Street led by the Natchez High School Air Force Junior ROTC Corps of Cadets. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- The Veteran’s Day Parade makes its way down Main Street, which includes members of the Natchez High School Marching Band. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- The Veteran’s Day Parade makes its way down Main Street, which includes members of the Natchez High School Marching Band. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- Veterans and civilians walk along in the Veteran’s Day Parade down Main Street to the Natchez Bluff. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- The Veteran’s Day Parade makes its way down Main Street, which includes members of the Natchez High School Marching Band. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- Spectators watch the parade on Monday with signs supporting veterans. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- The Veteran’s Day Parade makes its way down Main Street, which includes members of the Natchez High School Marching Band. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- The Veteran’s Day Parade makes its way down Main Street, which includes members of the Natchez High School Marching Band. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- The JROTC of Natchez High School parades down Main Street in the Veteran’s Day Program. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- Veteran’s and spectators salute the flag for the Pledg of Allegiance on the Natchez Bluff. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- Veteran Ben Tucker salutes the flag for the Pledg of Allegiance on the Natchez Bluff. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- The Veteran’s Day program on Monday concludes on the Natchez Bluff. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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- Doug McCallister plays taps at the conclustion of Monday’s Veteran’s Day program. (Sabrina Robertson | The Natchez Democrat)
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