Columbus AFB, city salute veterans

The lone bugler performs “Taps” after Col. Roger Watkins, 14th Flying Training Wing commander; Lon Clemmons, WWII veteran; and Mayor Robert Smith, city of Columbus, laid a wreath at the Lowndes County Veterans Memorial during the Columbus Veterans Day Ceremony Nov. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sonic Johnson)

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Columbus AFB, city salute veterans

A P-51 Mustang flies over the Veteran’s Day Ceremony signaling the end of the moment of silence at 11 minutes after the eleventh hour Nov. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sonic Johnson)

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Columbus AFB, city salute veterans

Col. Ken Bryson, 14th Mission Support Group commander, leads a formation of Airmen from Columbus AFB at the Veteran’s Day ceremony Nov. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sonic Johnson)

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Columbus AFB, city salute veterans

Local veterans led the 2009 City of Columbus Veterans Day Parade on November 7. They also stood in formation next to the CAFB formation of Airmen during the Veterans Day Ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sonic Johnson)

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Columbus AFB, city salute veterans

Members of the 14th FTW Honor Guard and 14th Security Forces Squadron lead the annual Veteran’s Day Parade in downtown Columbus Nov. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sonic Johnson)

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Columbus AFB, city salute veterans

Col. Roger Watkins, 14th FTW commander, his wife Leslie Watkins, Chief Master Sgt. Richard Brackett, 14th FTW command chief master sergeant, and his wife Debbie Brackett, march in the Veteran’s Day Parade Nov. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sonic Johnson)

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Columbus AFB, city salute veterans

Colonel Bryson leads a formation of BLAZE Team Airmen in the Veteran’s Day Parade Nov. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sonic Johnson)

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Airman First Class Benjamin Mitchell, 14th Flying Training Wing, sings The National Anthem as the Columbus Air Force Base Honor Guard presents the American flag during the City of Columbus Veterans Day Ceremony on Saturday, November 7 in front of the Lowndes County Courthouse. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sonic Johnson)

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The VFW Post No. 4272 and American Legion Post 69 provided a wreath at the Lowndes County Veterans Memorial for the Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sonic Johnson)

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Columbus AFB, city salute veterans

Published Nov. 13, 2009