To the editor:
Once again, our Hy-Vee stores honored and gave thanks to area veterans on Veterans Day by serving them all-you-can-eat free breakfasts at their two stores. In addition, many Free State High School students, some of whom arrived at the Sixth Street store as early as 6:30, were everywhere, carrying trays, getting coffee and juice, passing out long stem carnations, and oh yes, “busing” the tables! Our thanks to them as well.
And, to close with a bit of history: By the end of World War II, there were 16 million veterans. Now there are 2.5 million and they are dying at a rate of 900 a day. Also, Korean War veterans served 60 years ago. They are now in their 70s and 80s.
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somedude20 (anonymous) says…
and let us not forget all of our nation's younger vets who have served in Desert Storm I and II (the return to Iraq) as well as Afghanstan!!
On behalf of the younger generation of vets, thank you Hy-Vee and Free State students
jaywalker (anonymous) says…
God Bless our veterans!