Published November 11, 2011, 11:52 AM
Multiple generations mark Veterans Day in south Washington County
Local schools marked Veterans Day on Friday with programs and visits by students' parents and grandparents who served in the military.By: Judy Spooner, South Washington County Bulletin
- Veteran's photograph
Thomas Ritter (left), grandfather of John Dugas (middle), and his daughter, Magdalene, look at a photograph of Ritter taken in 1943 while he was serving in Europe in the Army in World War II, after the ceremony honoring military veterans Friday at Cottage Grove Elementary School. Ritter's twin brother, serving in the Pacific, was killed in the invasion of the Philippines in January 1945. Bulletin photo by Judy Spooner
Local schools marked Veterans Day on Friday with programs and visits by students' parents and grandparents who served in the military.
Among those commemorating the holiday were Cottage Grove Elementary School, which held a ceremony Friday morning, and Park High School.
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