Veterans saluted

Gregg Valentine, Morrison County Sheriff Department chaplain, speaks during the Holdingford Veterans Day program Nov. 10 in the high school gym in Holdingford. This is the 23rd year the Holdingford FFA has sponsored the program.

Sacred Heart Catholic School students Adelle Renneker (front, from left), Hudson Frieler, Bennett Kalthoff, Kennedy Blank and Raymond Mages; (middle, from left) Oliver Grieve, Madilyn Engelmeyer and Savanna Boeckermann; (back, from left) Cecilia Holdvogt, Emmett Scherping, Emery Wegleitner, Grace Shaw, Lucas Hoeschen and Abe Herdering and their classmates sing a song of appreciation to veterans Nov. 9 during the Veterans Day program in the gym in Freeport. Post and auxiliary members from Melrose American Legion 101 and Schanhaar-Otte VFW 7050 also performed programs, which included introduction of Boys Stater Andrew Traeger, at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Melrose and Melrose Area Public Schools.

(Right) Melrose American Legion Post 101 member Gordy Olson presents veteran Jim Kramer with a token of appreciation for his military service during a Nov. 9 Veterans Day program at CentraCare-Melrose Care Center in Melrose. Watching was veteran Dee Hill (right), and in the back, left, veteran Wayne Meyer looks at the bookmark and veteran’s pin he received.

The Albany Area High School band and choir perform during the Veterans Day program Nov. 10 at the Albany High School gym in Albany. Since Veterans Day was Saturday, the program took place Friday.

Albany American Legion Color Guard members Arvin Richter (from left), Ken Schmidt, Dave Mareck and Gilbert Gerads stand in back of the Albany Area High School gym after retiring the colors during the Veterans Day program Nov. 10 in Albany. During the program, Albany American Legion member Steve Posch read the names of veterans in attendance and veterans who died this past year.