Veterans
Day ceremonies a salute to sacrifice
In honoring the veterans of today, U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson of
Nebraska harkened back to the American Civil War and the words
of Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln wrote a letter to Lydia Bixby of Boston in 1864 after
he was told that she had lost five sons fighting for the Union
Army.
Crowd braves
cold for unfurling of giant American flag downtown for Veterans
Day
DECATUR -- About 50 people, many of
them World War II veterans, endured a winter chill and whipping
wind to gather in front of the Barnes Citizen Building at
an event honoring American soldiers on Saturday morning.
After speeches from Decatur Mayor Paul Osborne and American
Legion Post 105 Commander Dave Freyling, the Macon County
Veterans Honor Guard presented a dramatic program that was
highlighted by the unfurling of a six-story long flag that
remained on display on the face of the building the rest of
the day.
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