The Mississippi River is 2,320 miles long and crosses 10 states from Minnesota to Louisiana.

Mississippi River Veterans

Name: William Christopher

Hometown: Leavenworth, KS

Branch: United States Army

MOS: Field Artillery

Service: 1990-2016

Deployments: Iraq, Afghanistan

Name: Robert Farnsworth

Hometown: Bethel, VT

Branch: United States Army

MOS: Infantryman

Service: 2005-2013

Deployments: Iraq

Name: Anne Maker

Hometown: Browns Mills, NJ

Branch: United States Air Force

MOS: Health Services Administrator

Service: 1976-2016

Deployments: Bosnia, Afghanistan