UA Honors Veterans with Joint Veterans Day Ceremony

A socially distanced group of speakers sit in chairs in a parking lot, by a stage.

On Veterans Day, UA joined other local organizations to honor those who have served, during a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park.

Two men stand near a microphone on a stage.

Colonel Duane Lamb, retired U.S. Air Force and UA’s associate vice president for facilities and grounds, gave welcoming remarks (photo credit, Donna McCray).

A woman speaks into a microphone while a man stands at attention to the American flag.

Yvonne Wells, a retired educator, folk artist and quilter, led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance (photo credit, Donna McCray).

A woman sits in a chair reading a Veterans Day Ceremony program.

Wells, a proud wife and mother of a veteran, serves as a member of the Veterans Memorial Park Association (photo credit, Donna McCray).

Three men in masks stand beside a vehicle.

Attendees were encouraged to remain in or near the safety of their own vehicles for the ceremony.

A man in a military uniform speaks into a microphone.

Major General William S. Lee, the program’s keynote speaker, is a native of Marion, Alabama.

Commander Lee Hallman, retired U.S. Navy, stands at attention to honor the flag (photo credit, Donna McCray).

Commander Hallman and Alan Whinery performed the ringing of the bell (photo credit, Donna McCray).

Two women pose for a camera, as two other women in the background look on.

Veterans from various branches of the military were in attendance at the ceremony.

Two men stand on a stage with their heads bowed.

Reverend David E. Gay, Jr. gave the invocation and benediction for the program (photo credit, Donna McCray).