Members of the Albany and Athens Honor Guard stand in College Green while taking part in the Veterans Day ceremony in Athens, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. The Athens Veterans Day parade, which preceded the ceremony, resumed after having been cancelled the previous year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pins identifying William Macak's 24 year service in the Marine Corps are seen pinned to his headgear while he waits to march in the Athens Veterans Day parade, in Athens, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. The parade resumed after having been cancelled due to COVID-19 the previous year.
Members of Athens High School marching band perform in the Veterans Day parade after it was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Athens, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.
Dick Grinstead, a member of the Albany Honor Guard, walks down Court Street in Athens, Ohio, taking part in the Veterans Day parade which resumed after being cancelled the previous year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.
Members of the community watch the Athens and Albany Honor Guard walk down Court Street during the Veterans Day parade, in Athens, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. The parade resumed after having been cancelled the previous year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Athens Mayor Steve Patterson addresses the crowd at the Athens Veterans Day ceremony following the parade, in Athens, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.
Attendees of the Athens Veterans Day ceremony watch while standing in College Green, in Athens, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. The Athens Veterans Day parade, which preceded the ceremony, resumed after having been cancelled the previous year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A member of the Albany Honor Guard salutes the flag during the Veterans Day ceremony on College Green, in Athens, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.
Members of the Ohio University ROTC stand in formation while waiting for the Veterans Day ceremony to start at College Green, in Athens, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.
Members of the Albany and Athens Honor Guard fire an honorary rifle salute during the Veterans Day ceremony in Athens, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.