Photos: Veterans Day Celebration
Gov. John Bel Edwards attends a Veterans Day flag raising ceremony at Volunteers of America Greater Baton Rouge’s Garfield House located at 360 West Garfield Street Wednesday November 11, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. Many veterans, friends and family were in attendance for the celebration.
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Veterans, from left, Clifton Bell, Army, and Marion Lee, USMC, salute as TAPS is played during a Veterans Day flag raising ceremony at Volunteers of America Greater Baton RougeÕs Garfield House located at 360 West Garfield Street Wednesday November 11, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Tara High School JROTC Capt. Valerie Rincon concentrates while taking a photo as Gov. John Bel Edwards attends a Veterans Day flag raising ceremony at Volunteers of America Greater Baton RougeÕs Garfield House located at 360 West Garfield Street Wednesday November 11, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.
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From left, Donna Edwards and Gov. John Bel Edwards, who is also a veteran, stand for the presentation of the colors while attending a Veterans Day flag raising ceremony at Volunteers of America Greater Baton RougeÕs Garfield House located at 360 West Garfield Street Wednesday November 11, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Gov. John Bel Edwards, who is also a veteran, removes his mask before speaking at a Veterans Day flag raising ceremony at Volunteers of America Greater Baton Rouge's Garfield House on Nov. 11.
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From left, as Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and Donna Edwards watch, Gov. John Bel Edwards, who is also a veteran, makes a point while speaking at a Veterans Day flag raising ceremony at Volunteers of America Greater Baton RougeÕs Garfield House located at 360 West Garfield Street Wednesday November 11, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.
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USMC Veteran and BRFD Honor Guard member Trent Willard, left, holds his son Luca Willard, 3, during a Veterans Day flag raising ceremony at Volunteers of America Greater Baton RougeÕs Garfield House located at 360 West Garfield Street Wednesday November 11, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Gov. John Bel Edwards, who is also a veteran, speaks at a Veterans Day flag raising ceremony at Volunteers of America Greater Baton RougeÕs Garfield House located at 360 West Garfield Street Wednesday November 11, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Tara High School JROTC members, from left, Command Sgt Major Shia Porch, holding the ceremonial flag, and Battalion Commander Talaya Brady bow their heads during the prayer during a Veterans Day flag raising ceremony at Volunteers of America Greater Baton RougeÕs Garfield House located at 360 West Garfield Street Wednesday November 11, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.
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From left, Anthony Chilton, USN veteran, Col. Fulton Johnson, Army veteran retired and heading up the Tara High School JROTC program, and Tara High School JROTC Battalion Commander Talaya Brady participate in the Veterans Day flag raising ceremony at Volunteers of America Greater Baton RougeÕs Garfield House located at 360 West Garfield Street Wednesday November 11, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Gov. John Bel Edwards, who is also a veteran, makes a point while speaking at a Veterans Day flag raising ceremony at Volunteers of America Greater Baton RougeÕs Garfield House located at 360 West Garfield Street Wednesday November 11, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.
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People stand as the flag is raised at a Veterans Day ceremony at Volunteers of America Greater Baton RougeÕs Garfield House located at 360 West Garfield Street Wednesday November 11, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.