Standing at the ready

By Beth Suda/Missourian

May 25, 2009 | 12:53 p.m. CDT

Myron Thomas, far left, Richard Sykes, Andrew Stewart and Rob Pfeil, far right, stand in preparation for the beginning of the Memorial Day parade in downtown Columbia on Monday. The four men led the parade.

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