Veterans Day in Fort Worth

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Navy Capt. Mike Steffen, base commander of NAS Fort Worth JRB, salutes during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth onWednesday.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Miles Waggoner, age four of Keller, waves during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Anthony King, of Fort Worth who served as a corporal in the Marine Corps, greets fellow Marines during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

The honor guard pauses for the National Anthem during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Junior ROTC cadets from Arlington Heights High School march during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

The honor guard leads the way during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Grand Marshal LTC Daniel Varnedore USMC (ret) arrives during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Jose Garcia, who served 15 months during three operations in Iraq watches during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Retired 1st Lt. Jim Smith receives medals he earned in World War II but was never awarded in a ceremony with Navy Capt. Mike Steffen, commander of NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Wednesday November 11, 2015. The medals are American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Victory Medal of the Second World War, as well as the Honorable Service Lapel Button of the Second World War.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Jason Smith looks on as his father retired 1st Lt. Jim Smith receives medals he earned in World War II but was never awarded in a ceremony with Navy Capt. Mike Steffen, commander of Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Grandson Brennan Smith, five, and daughter Robin Lincke look at the new medals retired 1st Lt. Jim Smith received. He earned three medals in World War II he was never awarded, but that was corrected in a ceremony with Navy Capt. Mike Steffen, commander of NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Retired Col. James L. Greenstone and Maj. Gen. Marshall Scantlin talks with former Army1st Lt. Jim Smith. The retired World War II veteran finnaly received the medals he earned in World in a ceremony with Navy Capt. Mike Steffen, commander of Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Retired 1st Lt. Jim Smith receives medals he earned in World War II but was never awarded in a ceremony with Navy Capt. Mike Steffen, commander of NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on Wednesday.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Retired 1st Lt. Jim Smith receives medals he earned in World War II but was never awarded in a ceremony with Navy Capt. Mike Steffen, commander of NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on Wednesday.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Ken c*x, a retired Air Force senior master sergeant, salutes during the National Anthem during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Junior ROTC cadets from Arlington Heights High School march during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Anthony King, of Fort Worth who served as a corporal in the Marine Corps, watches during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

A Marine unit marches during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

American Legion Riders take part during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Ken c*x, a retired Air Force senior master sergeant, salutes during the National Anthem during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Navy Capt. Mike Steffen, base commander of NAS Fort Worth JRB, salutes during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Miles Waggoner, age four of Keller, waves during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Grand Marshal LTC Daniel Varnedore USMC (ret) salutes one of the units during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Fort Worth Junior ROTC cadets march during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

A car representing the Vintage Flying Museum joins in during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

SSgt Katie Steadman, of the Texas Air National Guard who sang the National Anthem, Carl Fleece, who was a B-52 pilot in Vietnam and Ken Doerr, a retired Air Force master sergeant, bow for the invocation during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

Curtis Toombs, of Fort Worth who was a petty officer 2nd class in the Navy, watches during a Veterans Day parade in downtown Fort Worth, Wednesday November 11, 2015.Rodger MallisonStar-Telegram

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