A fitting goodbye to the Trail of Honor

For more than two decades, Central Mississippians from all walks of life turned into cooks, drivers, hosts, tour guides, security guards and other service personnel to volunteer at the Trail of Honor.

Beginning as a quick fuel and lunch stop for riders of The Run for the Wall Southern route, the Trail evolved into a gathering of American war heroes, and reenactors from our nation’s conflicts.

Unfortunately, however, the Trail of Honor has been retired. Unwilling to make a sudden clean break, the workers and volunteers from past Trail of Honor events gathered together Monday, May 20, 2024, for one last welcoming of the Run for the Wall riders as well as honored guests.

Monday's guests included POW and battle veterans from World War II and Vietnam, Trail of Honor supporter and former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, Acting and former Mississippi National Guard generals, Joint Force Headquarters staff and war reenactors.