Du Quoin State Fair 2022 Veterans Day Memories

Above: Guest speaker Johnnie Nelson, a 20-year Marine Corps veteran, delivers remarks during the 2022 ceremony. Right: A family member places a rose on the Battlefield Cross for Marine Lance Cpl. Drew Uhles, of Du Quoin, who died in September 2004 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Left: Armed forces veterans and their families gather in the Expo Hall on the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds on August 28, 2022 for a special program in honor of Veterans Day at the fair. The event included a complimentary meal. Above: The 566th Band of the Midwest performs prior to the Veterans Day ceremony. Photos by Pete Spitler.