Kayli Anderson, center, and Melody Stephens, retrieve the U.S. Flag after the playing of “Taps: to end the Veterans Day recognition in the Cassville Performing Arts Center on Monday. The event was the first to be held in the newly finished facility. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]
Robert Callahan, who served in the U.S. Navy from 1962-1989, was presented the U.S. Flag used to demonstrate the Thirteen Folds at the Veterans Day recognition on Monday at the Cassville Performing Arts Center. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]Troy Lowe, who served many years in the U.S. Air Force, was the guest speaker at the Cassville High School Veterans Day recognition on Monday. Kyle Troutman/ktrout-man@ cassville-democrat.comJROTC student Melody Stephens adjusts a crease in the U.S. Flag as she and Malcolm Terry completed the Thirteen Folds, described by Maddock Roark and Tierany Sloan on Monday at the Cassville Performing Arts Center. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]The Cassville High School choir sings “Why Have the Fallen Gone” incorporating “America the Beautiful,” arranged by former Cassville music teacher Russell Robinson, during the Veterans Day recognition at the Cassville Performing Arts Center on Monday. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]Steven Henbest accepts a certificate from Tierany Sloan thanking him for his service in the Marine Corps. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]Breanna Gordon, right, who joined the U.S. Army in 2023, admires the certificate presented to her by her alma mater in recognition of her service. With Gordon is fellow Cassville graduate Dakotah Anderson. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]Mike Krallman, who served in the U.S. Navy, is honored with a certificate thanking him for his service, delivered by Tierany Sloan at the Cassville High School Veterans Day recognition on Monday in the Performing Arts Center, the first official event in the new facility. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]Dale Lansdown, left, and Carol Lansdown, both U.S. Navy veterans, enjoy the Cassville band’s and choir’s performance of “Anchors Away” during the song “Armed Forces — The Pride of America,” which includes the songs of each branch of the military and “America the Beautiful.”. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]The first official event in the Cassville Performing Arts Center was on Monday, the annual Veterans Day recognition where many local veterans allow their uniforms to be displayed. Kyle Troutman/[email protected]Monty Hang plays an oboe in the Cassville High School band’s performance of “The Thunderer” during the school’s Veterans Day recognition on Monday. Kyle Troutman/ ktroutman@ cassville-democrat. com
