The 4th annual Higley School District's Veterans Day Celebration, held at Williams Field High School in Gilbert, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011.
The Williams Field band plays during the Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Country music artist Josh Gracin sings at the closing of the Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert to honors those who have served and are serving our country in the military. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
A table set during a POW/MIA ceremony during the Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
The Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
FILE PHOTO: Higley School District Junior ROTC members honor those in attendance of the different branches of the military during the Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Higley School District Junior ROTC members create a memorial during the Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Higley School District Junior ROTC members honor those in attendance of the different branches of the military during the Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Cannons are fired off during the Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
One of three American flags given to Veterans or their families for their service during Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Higley School District Junior ROTC members perform a flag folding ceremony during the Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Country music artist Josh Gracin sings at the closing of the Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert to honors those who have served and are serving our country in the military. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Cannons are fired off during the Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
A table set during a POW/MIA ceremony during the Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Zack Walz,right, Pat Tillman's Arizona Cardinal teammate, is given set of dog tags with Tillman's information on them, to replace the tags lost in 2004 during the Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
The Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
The Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Higley School District Junior ROTC members honor those in attendance of the different branches of the military during the Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
The Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Sgt. Robert Mitchell Jr., a US Marine, speaks during the Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
One of three American flags given to Veterans or their families for their service during Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Zack Walz, Pat Tillman's Arizona Cardinal teammate, speaks during the Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Zack Walz,right, Pat Tillman's Arizona Cardinal teammate, is given set of dog tags with Tillman's information on them, to replace the tags lost in 2004 during the Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Country music artist Josh Gracin sings at the closing of the Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert to honors those who have served and are serving our country in the military. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
The Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
One of three American flags is given to James Miller, a retired Lt. Col. in the USAF, during Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Country music artist Josh Gracin sings at the closing of the Higley School Districts 4th Annual Veterans Day celebration held at Williams Field High school, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Gilbert to honors those who have served and are serving our country in the military. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
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