Collierville pauses to remember veterans’ service, sacrifice
Veteran Bill Madsen with the Sgt. Walker K. Singleton Marine Corps League stands at attention while waiting to give a three-round volley salute during a Veterans Day Celebration at Colliverville Town Square Nov. 7, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Candy Wells speaks about her brother, Army veteran Rodney Osborne (pictured), who was killed in the line of duty at the age of 21, the during a Veterans Day Celebration at Colliverville Town Square Nov. 7, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Veteran Jose Ibarra folds the American Flag during a Veterans Day Celebration at Colliverville Town Square Nov. 7, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Veteran Bill Madsen with the Sgt. Walker K. Singleton Marine Corps League holds his rifle while waiting to give a three-round volley salute during a Veterans Day Celebration at Colliverville Town Square Nov. 7, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
WWII Navy vet Jack Taylor salutes after being presented with an American Flag during a Veterans Day Celebration at Colliverville Town Square Nov. 7, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
U.S. Rep. David Kustoff speaks at a Veterans Day Celebration at Colliverville Town Square Nov. 7, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Veteran Jose Ibarra salutes the American Flag during a Veterans Day Celebration at Colliverville Town Square Nov. 7, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
About 400 neighbors gathered to honor the service and sacrifice of veterans ahead of the Nov. 11 holiday.
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Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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