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ROTC students switch out for 15 minute shifts at the Veteran Day silent vigil Nov. 11, 2021 at SIU in Carbondale, Illinois. “Basically, we have guards standing out and sitting in front of the US flag. As well as a wreath that we have, which represents all branches of the military as well as prisoners of war and those missing in action presented by our POW MIA flag,” fourth year cadet, Rebecca Singer from Airforce ROTC, said.

SIU Veterans Day Vigil Returns for its 40th Year Anniversary

By Dominique Martinez-Powell
November 17, 2021
Kenny Johnson, a retired Air Force veteran, looks upon a grave at Mound City National Cemetery during Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 in Mound City, Ill. Johnson has only been coming to the cemetery for the last couple of years, but says he finds it to be a peaceful place to go and walk down row by row, reading information from soldiers tombstones.

Gallery: Veteran’s Day 2020

By Photo staff, Daily Egyptian
November 11, 2020
Daily Egyptian staff photographers, from left: (top row) Joey Sears, Carson VanBuskirk, Mary Barnhart, Chase Jordan. From left: (bottom row) Isabel Miller, Corrin Hunt, Nick Knappenburger, Allie Tiller.

Semester in Photos: Fall 2018

By Photography Staff
December 13, 2018
Eclipse-gazers stare look up Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, as the sky darkens during the solar eclipse at Willow Farm in Makanda. (Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena)

Semester in Photos: Fall 2017

By Photography Staff
December 13, 2017
Air Force ROTC cadet Lexie Layton, left, and Army ROTC Cadet Devin Tegtman stand at a modified parade rest in front of the flagpole Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, outside of Woody Hall. “I’m out there to celebrate the veterans of America and make sure people know it’s Veterans Day, Tegtman said. (Cory Ray | @CoryRayDE)

ROTC students hold 24-hour flagpole vigil to honor veterans

By Cory Ray
November 15, 2017
Air Force ROTC cadet Matthew Merdian, a senior aviation management, holds the American flag Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, during the annual Veterans Day ceremony at Veterans Memorial Plaza. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Gallery: Veterans Day celebrations across southern Illinois

By Photography Staff
November 11, 2017
World War II veteran Calvin Maginel, of Anna, looks through a Rolodex Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at his home in Anna. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

WWII veteran reflects on his time at war, Veterans Day

By Amelia Blakely
November 11, 2017
Kenny Turnbaugh, a senior from Carbondale studying history, stands in line with his fellow ROTC cadets during a Veterans Day ceremony Friday, Nov. 11, at Veterans Memorial Plaza. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Carbondale community celebrates Veterans Day

By Athena Chrysanthou
November 12, 2016
Photo of the Day: Guarding the flag

Photo of the Day: Guarding the flag

By Jacob Wiegand
November 11, 2016
Veterans Day Ceremony

Veterans Day Ceremony

November 11, 2015
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