Veterans Day 2010 - Saying thank you

Vets honored during ceremony at Averitt Center

After receiving a plaque from Commander Clifford Holt, United States Navy (retired), left, keynote speaker Lt. Col. Robert Dannacher, United States Air Force (Retired), expressed his pleasure at how well his uniform still fits over 30 years after retirement during Thursday's Veterans Day Community Service at the Emma Kelly Theater.

111110 VETERANS DAY 02 web — After receiving a plaque from Commander Clifford Holt, United States Navy (retired), left, keynote speaker Lt. Col. Robert Dannacher, United States Air Force (Retired), expressed his pleasure at how well his uniform still fits over 30 years after retirement during Thursday's Veterans Day Community Service at the Emma Kelly Theater.

Tears fell as people became emotional Thursday during the 2010 Veteran's Day Community Service program, sponsored by the American Legion Dexter Allen Post 90. The program was held at Emma Kelley Theater in the Averitt Center for the Arts. The program included patriotic music, words of honor and appreciation for veterans, and memories from those who served.

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