Zia Nizami/BND - World War 2 veteran Otto Wehmeyer gets a hug from Maria Guzman.

Tim Vizer/BND - Military units, the Junior ROTC from O'Fallon High School, and other organizations participated in the annual O'Fallon Veterans Day parade, from the community park through downtown Tuesday afternoon.

Derik Holtmann/BND - Members of the SIUE Army ROTC color guard march through the crowd during the Veterans assembly at Belleville West.

Derik Holtmann/BND - Lt. Col Ron Tucker with SIUE Army ROTC speaks with Pearl Harbor survivor Charles "Chet" Jankowski.

Steve Nagy/BND - Front of Mac & Mick's Sports Bar & Grill in Pontoon Beach Sunday.

Steve Nagy/BND - Travis Mayes talks about what he saw and heard at the scene of the shooting at Mac & Mick's Sports Bar & Grill in Pontoon Beach. Mayes lives next door to the bar.

Zia Nizami/BND - Gary Luster Jr. took advantage of the warm weather on Tuesday and played his guitar outside his Belleville apartment.

Maureen Houston/BND - Amy Zupanci sprinkles cheese on gnocchi with Italian beef ragu, spinach and leeks in the kitchen of Fond, her restaurant that recently opened in Edwardsville.

Tim Vizer/BND - Herman Pellman of Millstadt with items he brought back from World War II — a metal cup and a German helmet.