The Delphos Herald Inc. - Delphos honors veterans -
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Published on: 11/17/2006
Last Visited: 11/17/2006
The speakers included Mike Kemper, American Legion Commander; Sharon Miller, president of the American Legion Auxiliary; Dave Mahlie, VFW Commander; Cathy Hammons, president of the VFW Auxiliary; Keith Hammons, past VFW State Commander; John Grothouse, president of the Memorial Committee; and Father Mel Verhoff opened and closed the ceremony with prayer.
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After the ceremony, Mahlie, who served with the 5th Special Forces Group (ABN) in Vietnam, spoke about his feelings on Veterans' Day.
"There will always be veterans.Whether it be peace time or war, we'll always be around," he said, "And we have a new kind of veteran coming out of this whole thing over in Iraq.