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PHOTOS: Soldier Participation in Local Veterans Day Ceremony

By Sgt. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo

During a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony, civic leaders placed a wreath next to the Veterans Memorial Parkway sign located at U.S. Route 31 in Columbus, Ind. Members of the Columbus, Ind., chapter of the Elks Club held a brief ceremony dedicated to veterans next to the sign. Guest speaker Col. Steven Merkel, commander of the 205th Infantry Brigade, Camp Atterbury, thanked the civic leaders for honoring past and present servicemembers.

An American flag decorates a wreath donated by the Columbus, Ind., chapter of the Elks Club on Veterans Day. The Elks Club members held a brief wreath-laying ceremony Thursday next to the Veterans Memorial Parkway sign located at U.S. Route 31 in Columbus, Ind. Guest speaker Col. Steven Merkel, commander of the 205th Infantry Brigade, Camp Atterbury, thanked the civic leaders for their support.

Mr. Bill Pumphreys, a member of the Columbus, Ind., Elks Club, honors veterans as he salutes a wreath placed at the Veterans Memorial Parkway sign, located at U.S. Route 31 in Columbus, Ind. The Elks Club members held a brief ceremony there dedicated to veterans. During the ceremony, guest speaker Col. Steven Merkel, commander of the 205th Infantry Brigade, Camp Atterbury, thanked the civic leaders and attendees for their support.

Soldiers and organizers take a moment for prayer before the wreath-laying ceremony on Veterans Day next to the Veterans Memorial Parkway sign located at U.S. Route 31 in Columbus, Ind. Members of the Columbus, Ind., Elks Club held a brief ceremony Thursday dedicated to veterans. Guest speaker Col. Steven Merkel, commander of the 205th Infantry Brigade, Camp Atterbury, thanked the civic leaders for their support.

Col. Steven Merkel, 205th Infantry Brigade commander, Camp Atterbury, receives a hug from one of the attendees after the wreath-laying ceremony held by the Columbus, Ind., Elks Club. Merkel was the guest speaker of the ceremony where he thanked the club members for their efforts in honoring the troops.