Poplar Bluff Junior High School Veterans Day program

U.S. Air Force veteran Darrell Taylor is welcomed by a group of students to Friday's Veterans day program at the Poplar Bluff Junior High School. (DAR/Paul Davis)

Members of Poplar Bluff High School's JROTC Color Guard post the Colors during Friday's ceremony at the junior high. (DAR/Paul Davis)

Katelyn Armiger (left) and Rene Huck lead the Pledge of Allegiance during Friday's program. (DAR/Paul Davis)

Veterans in attendance for Friday's program are recognized by PBJHS students and staff for their service in the various branches of the military. (DAR/Paul Davis)

Members of Poplar Bluff Junior High School's choir sing the national anthem to kick off Friday's Veterans Day program. (DAR/Paul Davis)

Guest speaker DeVona Long emphasizes the importance of remembering those veterans who sacrificed so Americans can enjoy the freedoms they do. (DAR/Paul Davis)

Koryenna Williams (left) and Anna Hays tell their fellow students stories Friday from veterans they met during a tour Thursday of the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. (DAR/Paul Davis)

Kathy Hopson, a veteran U.S. Navy corpsman, introduces herself during Friday's program.  (DAR/Paul Davis)