Photos: Holiday meal for veterans

The Veterans Memorial Commission hosted its annual holiday meal for veterans, active duty military and their families Wednesday

Henry Trinidad (left), an Army veteran, catches up with friend Richard Johnson, a Marine Corps veteran, Wednesday, at Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids. The Veterans Memorial Commission hosted the Annual Veterans Holiday Meal, open to Veterans, active military and their families, with a meal provided at no cost. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Attendees slowly file into the Veterans Holiday Meal, Wednesday, at Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids. The Veterans Memorial Commission hosted the Annual Veterans Holiday Meal, open to veterans, active military and their families, with a meal provided at no cost. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Volunteers begin to enter in preparation for the annual Veterans Holiday Meal, on Wednesday, at Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids. The Veterans Memorial Commission hosted the Annual Veterans Holiday Meal, open to veterans, active military and their families, with a meal provided at no cost. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Pastor Charles Daughtery opens the Veterans Holiday Meal with a prayer on Wednesday at Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids. The Veterans Memorial Commission hosted the Annual Veterans Holiday Meal, open to Veterans, active military and their families, with a meal provided at no cost. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Police Cadet Safal Bhattarai volunteers his time on Wednesday at Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids. The Veterans Memorial Commission hosted the Annual Veterans Holiday Meal, open to veterans, active military and their families, with a meal provided at no cost. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)