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Staff Sgt. Mark Jackson, left, Pvt. Charles Stansell, Spc. Kirk Troxel, Spc. Kyle Hanavan, and Spc. Cory Archer, with the Fort Riley’s Warrior Transition Battalion, salute fellow soldiers during Wednesday’s Leavenworth County Veterans Day parade.

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Cpt. Thomas Cherney, swears in Leavenworth residents, from left, William Tremble, Chadd Bunnell, Austin Oatneglea, Cody Anderson, and Caroline Gerred, Bend, Ore., to the US Army.

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Students from Richard Warren Middle School carried a flag through Delaware Street as part of the parade.

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The Lansing High School marching band performed during the parade.

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A student from the Leavenworth High School drill team twirls her flag during the Veterans Day parade.

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Adam Rosendahl leads the Leavenworth High School JROTC's delta company during the parade.

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The McLouth High School marching band march through Delaware Street.

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Shawn Campbell, Leavenworth, gives Katie Heaton, Lansing, a piggyback ride so she can watch the parade.

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Aurora Coakley, 3, Fort Leavenworth, covers up her face with a flag while her mother Michelle Coakley holds her.

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Returning soldiers wave to the spectators.

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Cpt. Konni Hansen shakes hands with children along the parade route.

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Jacob Bull, Leavenworth, gives passing soldiers in a tank two thumbs up.

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Willie the Wildcat pounces on the bear mascot of Ali Zeck State Farm Insurance in Leavenworth.

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A World War II veteran takes part of the parade.

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