Juneteenth

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Col. Andy Cernicky, 47th Mission Support Group commander, waves to the crowd during the Annual Juneteenth parade through the streets of Del Rio. Riding with the colonel is Del Rio Councilman Claudio Sotello. Juneteenth celebrates the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reaching Texas June 19, 1865, freeing the slaves. On January 1, 1980, Juneteenth became an official Texas state holiday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ron Scharven)

PHOTO BY: Ron Scharven

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