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Photos: Chattanooga National Cemetery ceremony honors our veterans

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Tom Sloan salutes the American flag after posting the colors during the Veterans Day Program Monday, November 11, 2018 at the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Sloan was with the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 203. — Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Tom Sloan salutes the American flag after posting the colors during the Veterans Day Program Monday, November 11, 2018 at the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Sloan was with the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 203. Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Tom Sloan salutes the American flag after posting the colors during the Veterans Day Program Monday, November 11, 2018 at the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Sloan was with the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 203.

By Erin O. Smith November 11, 2019 1 min read

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Veterans Day at Chattanooga National Cemetery

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Honor guard member and former Vietnam POW John Sparks stand with other honor guard members after the 21 Gun Salute during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Taz "Will" Randles delivers the invocation during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Attendees of the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery bow their heads in prayer Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / David Wooden, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and Roger Taylor, a U.S. Army veteran, stand with flags following Massing the Colors during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Darren Wooden carries a flag during the Massing the Colors during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Wooden's father is a Marine veteran and Wooden was representing Chapter 6 of the Disabled American Veterans during the event.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Olath Walton carries a flag during the Massing the Colors during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Walton was representing the Knights of Columbus during the event.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Linda Moss Mines, a Hamilton County-Chattanooga Historian, gives a special commemoration during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger speaks during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Kevin Beavers, head of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Department of Military Science, delivers the keynote speech during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Edward Mozdzer, a Navy and Army veteran, carries a flag in during the Massing the Colors during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mozdzer was there representing the Veterans of Foreign Wars 4848.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / The Choo Choo Chorus sings God Bless America during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / The Choo Choo Chorus sings God Bless America during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Kevin Beavers, head of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Department of Military Science, delivers the keynote speech during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Kevin Beavers, head of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Department of Military Science, delivers the keynote speech during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Bill Robinson, post commander at the Veterans of Foreign Wars 4848, speaks during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Steve Horten, an Army Reserve veteran, listens to speakers after the Massing the Colors during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Horten was at the event representing the Knights of Columbus.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / TJ Jordan introduces the host organization, the Veterans of Foreign Wars 4848, during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Tony Bussey, an Army and Air Force veteran, listens to speakers during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Bussey served in Desert Storm.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Edward Mozdzer, a Navy and Army veteran, carries a flag in during the Massing the Colors during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mozdzer was there representing the Veterans of Foreign Wars 4848.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Virgil McGee, a Navy veteran, listens to speakers during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. McGee served in the Vietnam War.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger speaks during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Rep. Chuck Fleischmann speaks during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 203 Honor Guard member Boots Clarke stands with other honor guard members as the flags are posted during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Tom Sloan salutes the American flag after posting the colors during the Veterans Day Program Monday, November 11, 2018 at the Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Sloan was with the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 203.

A Veterans Day program was held at Chattanooga National Cemetery on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.