Vernon Countians salute veterans

Friday, November 12, 2010

Photos by James R. Campbell, Ralph Pokorny and Rusty Murry/Daily Mail

Above, veterans, family members and friends gathered at the annual Veterans Day ceremony. The ceremony was moved from the Veterans Memorial on the Vernon County Courthouse lawn because of the weather.

"Today is a day of remembrance," Mo. Rep. Barney Fisher, told a group gathered at the Nevada American Legion post Thursday afternoon. He said that people should remember everyone who served, not just the "trigger pullers" who most think about. The warehouse worker, the cooks, the medical corpsman, the doctors, the truck drives are just as important as the 'trigger pullers," "Service is service, as long as it is honorable," he said,

Above, members of the NHS Junior AFROTC program posted the colors during Thursday's annual Veterans Day program, which was attended by a large number of former servicemen who had fought in the nation's wars.

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Barney, your words are so true. Every Vet plays a part in the freedoms we American enjoy.

-- Posted by Jessie on Fri, Nov 12, 2010, at 5:57 AM

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