BIG CYPRESS — A Veterans Day walk was held Nov. 9 at the Seminole Veterans Memorial Fitness Trail on the Big Cypress Reservation. The walk was organized by Big Cypress Integrative Health to commemorate and honor the sacrifices made by all veterans in the name of freedom. The walk featured 19 participants, including Seminole Tribe of Florida Inc. President Mitchell Cypress.

President Cypress, a U.S. Army veteran, said it was “a wonderful walk” and he emphasized the importance of health. Pastor Arlen Payne, of the Big Cypress New Testament Baptist Church, gave a prayer for those who have served and are currently serving in the military.