Photo Focus: STX Veterans Day Parade Honors Those Who Have Served

By Diana Dias
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Saturday’s Veterans Day Parade on St. Croix honored those who have selflessly served our nation with a parade and ceremony that drew hundreds of bystanders.

The ceremony at the Veterans Day Parade on St. Croix. (Source photo by Diana Dias)

Participants included the 73rd Army Band, St. Croix Educational Complex JROTC, St. Croix Central High School Carbis Battalion, the Girl Scouts of the U.S. Virgin Islands, members of different branches of the armed forces, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr., Senate President Novelle Francis, Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett and other cabinet members and participants.

Members of the V.I. National Guard pose for a picture at the Veterans Day Parade on St. Croix. (Source photo by Diana Dias)

Participants marched from the Frederiksted post office and down King Street and then onto Strand Street, where the ceremony was held, right on the waterfront.

Veterans pose for a quick picture on St. Croix. (Source photo by Diana Dias)

The 73rd Army Band performed a few selections, including the national anthem and the Virgin Islands March, along with a brief ceremony with comments from cabinet members and special guests.

Members of the 73rd Army Band perform musical selections for an audience at the Veterans Day ceremony on St. Croix. (Source photo by Diana Dias)

Other Veterans Day activities took place on St. Thomas on Saturday and earlier last week, on Nov. 5 on St. John.

SSG Kerrisse Richards-Patient Admin and SFC Ashley Maldonado providing medical support for soldiers participating in the Veterans Day Parade. (Source photo by Diana Dias)