Several hundred veterans enjoyed a free Veterans Day breakfast at Columbia’s Hy-Vee store on Conley road.
U-S Exercise Tiger Foundation president Susan Haines tells 939 the Eagle that it was a beautiful event:
“The Community Band is here to help lift the spirit of everyone. And I would say to all those veterans out there … thank you for your service,” Ms. Haines says.
The Exercise Tiger Foundation presented wreaths in the store to show that Hy-Vee and the Exercise Tiger Foundation remember veterans. The other two Columbia Hy-Vee locations and the Jefferson City store were also packed on Veterans Day morning for the free breakfasts.
Numerous events took place throughout mid-Missouri to honor veterans on Veterans Day, including the unveiling of the Hallsville Veterans Memorial at Tribble park on Highway OO. Ms. Haines thanks our servicemen and servicewomen:
“It’s a lot of sacrifice for not only them but their families to don that military uniform and to put their country first,” she says.
Fulton’s VFW Post 2657 was also packed Wednesday, as veterans enjoyed a free fish fry at the post.