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A night to honor our veterans.  On hand to celebrate the evening were WWII veterans: Frank Ninni, a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge;  William Miller, a veteran of Normandy Utah Beach; Jack McClure; and Cemil Hamad who served in the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Army Division with Audie Murphy. Other veterans: Marine Colonel (Ret) Danny Bubp (former State Rep.), Korean War veteran David Long, Lt Col. Air Force (Ret) Bill Johnson, keynote speaker. Also present: WWII re-enactment group Crew 1944.  Special thanks to Master of Ceremonies Bob Frantz of WHK Salem Radio Network, musical guest Mrs. Melanie Miller, and author/historian Bill Federer.  Helping to read the D-Day Prayer were Brock Bowman and Kristine Roegner. Thanks to our program sponsors and table sponsors who helped to make the evening a huge success.