County thanks veterans for their service Monday

ASHLEY D. SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

County Veterans Day programs were hosted at Harvard, Sandy Creek, and Sutton schools Monday, honoring veterans for their service. ABOVE LEFT: Harvard guest speaker Phil Parker, an Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, flips through his speech while talking about the many veterans present saying, “we stand in the midst of patriots.” ABOVE RIGHT: Benjamin Wehrman waves a flag during the Sandy Creek Veterans Day program Monday morning. LEFT: Sutton’s guest speaker Ted Hanger, LTC Nebraska Army National Guard and Commander of the 2nd/134 Cav., uses a pulldown screen to interact with the audience during Sutton’s Veterans Day program Monday, in the public school’s theatre.