Veterans Day

November 12, 1968, Neenah-Menasha Daily Northwestern

This particular Veterans Day observance must have been especially hard, what with all the upheaval and discord across the country.  Think of 1968...the losses of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy, the Chicago riots at the Democratic National Convention, the still raging war in Vietnam.  What must have been going through the minds of these veterans assembled, not just in Menasha's downtown but everywhere in America?  Still, their intentions were resolute, their hearts were true, honoring those who had come and gone before, whatever the political climate.    

Please take a moment today to think about the veterans who served to allow you your freedoms.  Thanks.