A day of recognition for veterans

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island The Waimea High School JROTC color guard got help from the saber honor unit during the presentation of colors at the Kauai Veterans Council Veterans Day Observance at Kauai Veterans Cemetery on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island The Kauai Veterans Council led the procession of floral tributes under the Waimea High School JROTC saber honor guard during the Veterans Day Observance at Kauai Veterans Cemetery on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island Waimea High School JROTC lead instructor retired U.S. Army Sgt. Major Keith Castaneda offered a salute during the posting of colors at the Kauai Veterans Council Veterans Day Observance at Kauai Veterans Cemetery on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island Veterans Day observance keynote speaker Chief Boatswain's Mate Michael McHugh, Officer in Charge, U.S. Coast Guard Station Kauai, offered his lei hookupu during the Kauai Veterans Council Veterans Day Observance at Kauai Veterans Cemetery on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island The Waimea High School JROTC, including its color guard and saber honor unit, got together following the retiring of colors during the Kauai Veterans Council Veterans Day Observance at Kauai Veterans Cemetery on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.

HANAPEPE — Under the leadership of the Waimea High School senior instructors, retired U.S. Army Colonel, Jerome Freeman and retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major Keith Castaneda, the Waimea High School JROTC battalion joined several hundred guests and dignitaries to pay tribute to all veterans during the Kauai Veterans Council Veterans Day Observance at Kauai Veterans Cemetery on Monday.

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