Veterans at Ridgeland celebration disappointed by government shutdown

Shutdown doesn’t stop gratitude

Despite the obstacles created by the government shutdown, the Kauai Veterans Council, under the leadership of retired USAF Gen. Mary Kay Hertog, slogged ahead with the Veterans Day service on Tuesday at the Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe. “You folks do a darned good job with this,” said retired U.S. Marine Corps veteran John Chapple of Homer, Alaska, who was in attendance with with Peggy Chapple and a crowd of several hundred people. “I get…

Veterans at Ridgeland celebration disappointed by government shutdown

Veterans gathered at Ridgeland City Hall to celebrate Veterans Day and shared their concerns about the impact of the government shutdown on military families.