El Centro honors Veterans in their annual ceremony

EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) - Every year, Imperial County honors its Veterans with an annual ceremony in El Centro, held at Bucklin Park Tuesday morning.

Several Veterans paid their respects to the fallen heroes by shouting their names.

The McCabe Elementary School District Girl Scouts attended the ceremony for the first time.

One mother who came with her daughter, Leticia Nichols, says her grandfather was a veteran and coming to the ceremony made her think about him even more.

"I think he would feel proud...he will feel proud that I am bringing my daughter here and my other two daughters who are interested in going to the military so I think he will feel proud that I am extending his love for our country to my new home in El Centro," said Nichols.

El Centro Mayor Sonia Carter says the city has held this Veterans Day ceremony for more than 20 years.