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, 2001 happened.
