VETERAN'S DAY Cherokee

Guest speaker Karlos Kirby is pictured giving a hand to Cherokee VFW member Richard Waterbury on Friday as part of this year's Veteran's Day program held at Cherokee Roosevelt Elementary School. (Photo by Mike Leckband)
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On Friday the Cherokee VFW L.A. Wescott Post #2253 started their Veteran's Day activities at the Cherokee Roosevelt Elementary School. Pictured is the Cherokee VFW Color Guard just prior to the school flag raising ceremony. (Photo by Mike Leckband)
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Navy Reserve Lieutenant Karlos Kirby is pictured giving a salute to the American Flag at Roosevelt Elementary School. (Photo by Mike Leckband)
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Students and staff at Cherokee Roosevelt Elementary School are pictured reciting the Pledge of Allegiance during Friday's Veteran's Day service at the school. (Photo by Mike Leckband)
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Bob Conley of the Cherokee VFW is performing 'Taps' during the flag raising ceremony on Friday. (Photo by Mike Leckband)
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Richard Waterbury and Karlos Kirby began the Veteran's Day program at Roosevelt Elementary School by raising the American Flag. In attendance was the Cherokee VFW Color Guard, along with the staff and students of the school. Roosevelt was one of many stops that the veterans made on Friday as part of Veteran's Day. (Photo by Mike Leckband)
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Richard Waterbury, right, took a couple of seconds to look the VFW Color Guard over prior to Friday's flag raising at the school. (Photo by Mike Leckband)
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Student at Cherokee Roosevelt Elementary School had a chance to meet many of Cherokee's veterans on Friday and learn about the veterans' service to our country and what the meaning of Veteran's Day is about. (Photo by Mike Leckband)
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