Students with the Caledonia High School marching band, including Isaac Mitchell playing snare drum, Lucas Gustavsen playing tuba and Sonniah Ramirez playing baritone, march and play patriotic music Monday morning during the town’s Veterans Day parade. The parade started at Ola J. Pickett Park, looped past the school and went down Main Street, where citizens were gathered to watch and honor the nation’s veterans. Abigail Sipe Rochester/Dispatch Staff

Retired Navy veteran David Snow and Laurie Harfst ride on a 4-wheeler Monday morning during the Caledonia Veterans Day parade. Snow served in the Navy from 1979-1994. Both Snow and Harfst said the day is personal to them, since they also have many family members who served in different branches of the military. Abigail Sipe Rochester/Dispatch Staff

Shawndel Pace, Randy Robles and Teagyn Romans wave from the back of a pickup truck while Aaron Lowry drives Monday morning during the Caledonia Veterans Day parade. The parade included a variety of trucks, tractors, 4-wheelers and more, driving through town to honor the nation’s veterans. Robles chanted “U.S.A.” as the truck drove past The Dispatch on Main Street. Abigail Sipe Rochester/Dispatch Staff

Caledonia High School Sophomore Jonathan Lawson plays “Taps” on the trumpet Monday morning during a program following the Caledonia Veterans Day parade. During the ceremony, Judges Jim Kitchens and Michelle Easterling both spoke on the importance of the nation’s veterans and the many sacrifices they have made throughout the nation’s history. Abigail Sipe Rochester/Dispatch Staff