The ceremony paid tribute to current and former members of the six military branches. Currently, 185,000 service members live in Mississippi.

A small crowd gathered at the Mississippi Two Museums in Jackson Friday morning for the 2025 Veterans Day Ceremony, which honored the Magnolia State’s veterans and fallen heroes.

The ceremony paid tribute to current and former members of the six military branches across the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy, and Space Force.

Ret. Sergeant Major Silvester Tatum said that since Mississippi’s founding, its citizens have been members of America’s armed forces. Currently, 185,000 service members live in Mississippi, Tatum, a member of the Mississippi Veteran Affairs Board, told attendees.

During the recognition of fallen heroes part of the p

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