Kneeling on the front row from left to right are CA's Athletic Director, Tommy Acy, and Lt. Col. Garrette. On the first row from left to right are Sgt. First Class Christopher Merritt, Nathan Matthews, Katherine Mullins, Ann Shelbgy Whitworth, Collin Hurst, Denise Grones, Ava O'Bryan, Hannah Wade, Olivia Whitworth and Reed Thomas. On the back row from left to right are Les Holman, with Family Programs of the Mississippi Army National Guard, Madelyn Singleton, Kaylyn Rose Wiltshire, Hollis Beckwith, Major Gerald McCarty, Jack Grones, and Reid Blaylock. (Photo special to The Times/Conservative)
