EMCC is recognizing those who have served this Veterans Day

MAYHEW, Miss. (WCBI)-

Veterans’ Day is set aside to remember the nation’s military veterans. And around our area there have been several observances.

At East Mississippi Community College’s Golden Triangle Campus, students, faculty, and staff came out to recognize those among them who have served.

The observance included patriotic music and a speaker who gave the origins of Veterans’ Day.

Veteran faculty members also spoke about their time in service, the impact it had on their lives, and the lessons they learned.

“Being a farm boy, my parents had that one attribute of hard work, but the military gave me the fundamental parts of that to understand that discipline is necessary to be able to complete any task that we face in life.”

“Today, I hope people take away that we honor and respect our veterans, that your service has not been in vain. That this country is free, because of the service provided by our veterans.”

This year’s theme for the tribute was “Proud to be an American”