SOUTHERN COLORADO (KOAA) — On Veterans Day, several ceremonies were held across southern Colorado to honor those who served and their families.

You can view some of those ceremonies below:

Pueblo Veterans Day Ceremony

The Home of Heroes is honoring its heroes on Veterans Day. The annual Pueblo Veterans Day Ceremony was held at the Riverwalk.

Numbers from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs show around 1,200 military veterans live in Pueblo County.

Fountain ceremony

In Fountain, veterans were honored with a special ceremony hosted by the following:

American Legion Post 38

VFW Post 6461

City of Fountain

The event featured the following:

flag raising

color guard from Mesa Ridge High School's Navy JROTC

a keynote speaker

Longtime Legionnaire Paul Romero received a special quil

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