Lt. Col. Jakim Finlay, OK Army National Guard Commander of 1-179 Infantry Battalion, speaks about the late Major Cecil Johnson during the Pottawatomie County Veterans Memorial and Museum Veterans Day Program, held at the Woodland Veterans Park on Nov. 11. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Former Air Force Thunderbirds Pilot Clint Bryant was the Honorary Speaker during the Bethel Public Schools Veterans Day Program on Nov. 11. Bryant is also the Lead Pastor at Tecumseh First Baptist Church and a certified CrossFit trainer.
Tecumseh Band Director John Outon was the Principal Speaker at the Tecumseh High School Veterans Day Program, Nov. 11. He spoke about how important it is to appreciate the sacrifices of veterans. He played a recording of his Uncle Woody telling a story about flying in Vietnam and nearly being captured. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Led by Music Teacher Maria Wright, Bethel fourth-graders performed two songs - “In Service of Our Country” and “Those Who Served” - for the Bethel Public Schools Veterans Day Program on Nov. 11.
At the Woodland Veterans Memorial Park on Nov. 11, Reuben Rivers Chapter President Doug Warden speaks about the first two veterans to be inducted into Shawnee’s Hall of Honor at the new Pottawatomie County Veterans Museum. They are Sgt. Gary Opela and Lt. Col. Joe “Nokey” Klutts. Reuben Rivers is a new chapter with the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame.
Pottawatomie County Commissioner Melissa Dennis speaks during the Pottawatomie County Veterans Memorial and Museum Veterans Day Program, held at the Woodland Veterans Park in Shawnee on Nov. 11. Dennis planned to donate a couple of photos of her grandfather to the new museum, which is in the former District Attorney and Carnegie Library building. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Robby Byrd, of Scout Troop 417, salutes after presenting the colors during the Pottawatomie County Veterans Memorial and Museum Veterans Day Program, held at the Woodland Veterans Park on Nov. 11. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Darrell White, Master Sgt. Patricia White and Karen White pose on Veterans Day with a picture of Staff Sgt. Aaron White, who lost his life in a helicopter crash in Iraq in 2003. The picture is on display in the Gold Star Families Room of the new Pottawatomie County Veterans Museum, at the former District Attorney and Carnegie Library building. The Whites hope more Gold Star families will bring pictures for the room. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Veteran JaySean Clemente motions to someone in the audience as he is recognized during the "Introduction of Veterans" at the Bethel Public Schools Veterans Day Program on Nov. 11. Veterans also stood at the playing of their branch themes. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
U. S. Army Recruits SPC Wampler and PFC Sampson, a 2022 graduate, present the colors during the Tecumseh High School Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov. 11. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
A row of veterans are recognized during the Tecumseh High School Veterans Day Ceremony, as Band Director John Outon speaks about the sacrifices made by those who served, on Nov. 11. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Lt. Col. Jakim Finlay, OK Army National Guard Commander of 1-179 Infantry Battalion, speaks about the late Major Cecil Johnson during the Pottawatomie County Veterans Memorial and Museum Veterans Day Program, held at the Woodland Veterans Park on Nov. 11. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
Veterans Day was being celebrated at nearly every school in the county on Nov. 11, and in Bethel, Shawnee, and Tecumseh, the keynote speakers brought an extra measure of passion this year.At the Bethel Public Schools Veterans Day Program, former Air Force Pilot Clint Bryant spoke about service.He learned what service meant when he was in basic training and the events of Sept. 11, ...
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