St. Francis Xavier Elementary student Mary Jenkins peers around at towering Vicksburg Police Department Patrolman Marcus Lovette as she and classmates sing “America Tears” to honor the United States and 16 of Vicksburg’s community leaders Tuesday night in the school’s gymnasium. The patriotic program, “This is America,” was performed by first- and second-graders for parents and faculty under the direction of music teacher Caroline Gatling.(Melanie Duncan Thortis The Vicksburg Post)