The color guard from North Salem High School's Junior ROTC program presents the colors at the Oregon Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Capitol in Salem on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
Vibrant fall colors added a bright spot to Oregon’s annual Veterans Day ceremony, held outside the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.
Despite a gloomy day, about 150 people turned out for the observance, which featured the North Salem High School color guard, a performance of “Taps” and speeches by elected officials and veterans.
Oregon Rep. Paul Evans, an Air Force veteran, left, and Rep. Kevin Mannix, center, pay their respects during the Oregon Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Capitol in Salem on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Gov. Tina Kotek greets the color guard from North Salem High School’s Junior ROTC program at the Oregon Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Capitol in Salem on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)State Chaplain Col. Jacob Scott salutes during the Oregon Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Capitol in Salem on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)People stand to pay respect during the presentation of the colors and Pledge of Allegiance at the Oregon Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Capitol in Salem on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)A jet flies overhead during the Oregon Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Capitol in Salem on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)The colors on display at the Oregon Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Capitol in Salem on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Rep. Kevin Mannix holds an umbrella over Gov. Tina Kotek during the Oregon Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Capitol in Salem on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
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Photographer Ron Cooper and his wife Penny moved to Salem in 1969 to take a job as photographer at the Oregon Statesman (later the Statesman Journal). Their three children, Monica, Kimberly, and Christopher, attended and graduated from Salem public schools. Cooper retired from the Statesman Journal in 2001 but, has continued his passion for photography in many ways, including as a photographer for the Salem Reporter.
