St. Louis' 2016 Veterans Day ceremonies and parade brought a sparse but supportive crowd in downtown St. Louis
DeJah Ore, a private with the Vashon High School JROTC, bows her head in prayer during the invocation of Veterans Day ceremonies on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, before her unit marches in the Massing of the Colors to lead the parade. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Cadet Staff Sgt. Beyden Mendieta, (left),of the Gateway High School Air Force JROTC, helps Cadet Sen. Airman Jacqueline Alvarado adust her flag-carrying belt on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, before they march in the Massing of the Colors in the 2016 Veterans Day Parade in downtown St. Louis. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
"I come every year for the guys that can't come anymore...the ones that will never be in a parade," said Doug Dunpy, of Imperial, from his position along Market Street during the Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in downtown St. Louis. Dunpy, an Army Vietnam Veteran who served from 1967-68, stood to salute each time a carried American Flag passed him. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command Marching Band out of Scott Air Force Base marches and plays in the 2016 Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in downtown St. Louis. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Kendall Goedeke, of Chesterfield, shows appreciation for veterans at the Veterans Day Parade in downtown St. Louis on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, as a high school Naval JROTC unit marches by. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Members of the Turner Brigade Civil War Reenactment Organazation fire their weapons of the period on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in the 2016 Veterans Day Parade in downtown St. Louis. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Tate Vaught, 5, rides in the Wells Fargo wagon in the 2016 Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in downtown St. Louis. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Police Officer Justin Gentilini salutes during the National Anthem that opened the 2016 Veterans Day ceremonies on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in downtown St. Louis. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Lt. Gen. Stephen Lyons, deputy commander of U.S. TransCom, National Guard Bureau, gives the keynote speech on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, during Veterans Day ceremonies preceding the annual parade in St. Louis. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Rebecca Kreynest of St. Louis watches as the Moolah Shriner stunt cars go by during the 2016 Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in downtown St. Louis. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Members of the St. Louis Moolah Drum Corps play in the 2016 Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in downtown St. Louis. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Members of the Turner Brigade Civil War Reenactment Organization march on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in the 2016 Veterans Day Parade in downtown St. Louis. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Bill Moore of St. Louis waves with his great grandsons and grand nephews as the final procession group, the motorcycles, head west on Market Street during the 2016 Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in downtown St. Louis. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
