A member of the Parkway High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps presents a flag to the son of Tech. Sgt. Larry Bunn, 307th Maintenance Squadron, who passed away while deployed to Southwest Asia during the Purple Up Day Mayoral Proclamation event at Elm Grove Middle School, Bossier City, La., April 26, 2013. During the ceremony, Mayor Lorenz Walker dedicated April 26 as National Purple Up Day. The event was held to show support for military students and families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Martin)
The Honorable Lorenz Walker, Mayor of Bossier City, reads a proclamation during the Purple Up Day Mayoral Proclamation event at Elm Grove Middle School, Bossier City, La., April 26, 2013. The proclamation proclaimed April 26 National Purple Up Day. The event was held to show support for military students and families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Martin)
Col. Andrew Gebara, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, gives remarks during the Purple Up Day Mayoral Proclamation event at Elm Grove Middle School, Bossier City, La., April 26, 2013. The event included a poem from a military child, a flag folding ceremony by the Parkway Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and a proclamation signing. The proclamation proclaimed April 26 as National Purple Up Day. Purple Up Day was held to show support for military students and families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Martin)