American heroes honored at fair
The Sidney Daily NewsJul 25, 2017
SIDNEY — They stood tall and proud as the Senior Center Choir sang the Armed Forces medley during Monday night’s Veterans’ Day at the
“Welcome to the 34th annual
“I was happy to serve my country in the Army,” he said. Bosslett served from 2002 to 2005 in the Army. He was also in the
“I never embraced what it meant to be a veteran until got out,” he said. He is active in AMVETS and was asked to join the
“There are three full time employees at the office. We advocate full time for the almost 3,500 veterans in Shelby County.”
He said the staff members are there to assist veterans in anyway they can.
“That’s what we’re there for,” said Bosslett. “We have a significant budget (to assist veterans) and we don’t want to give any of it back.
“We’ll help as many veterans as we can who walk through the door,” he said.
Bosslett said he had a couple of requests for all the veterans present at the ceremony.
“If you are a veteran, or a surviving spouse of a veteran, talk to the people in the office. We want to make sure you’re being taken care of.
“We’re not the
Bosslett said each veteran should register with the
“This lets the local office know how many veterans are are in the area,” he said.
Bosslett also encouraged every veteran to join a veterans or service organization.
“The biggest thing is for you to get involved,” said Bosslett. “The biggest thing I missed when I left the service was the camaraderie you have with each other. I see a lot of veterans in this tent. I’m one of the youngest ones here. Reach out and talk to younger veterans.”
And get them involved in the various organizations, said Bosslett.
“Thank you fellow veterans,” he said. “if you see them wearing a hat … or bracelet. I saw a woman with a T-shirt on that said she was an Army mom. I asked her about it and she said he had been in the Army for nine months.”
The woman, said Bosslett, went on to say she has three other children who are all in the military: one in the
“It takes a mom like that to get us where we are today,” said Bosslett. “Thank you very much for all you’ve done for us.”
The Senior Center Choir also performed the “National Anthem,” “Thank You Soldiers,” “Let Freedom Ring” and “God Bless America.”
The various posts provided the Color Guard. Fair haven provided the refreshments for the event.