Veterans invited to breakfast Saturday
Verterans’ breakfast volunteer Veronica Huff and veter- an Terry Shores pose with a cardboard cutout reminder of retired Anderson County Veteran Service Officer Leon Jaquet’s most commonly asked question, “Do you have your DD214?”
May’s breakfast will mark the eighth year of Anderson County’s monthly veterans’ breakfasts, inspired by local WWII veteran the Rev. William Ward, who passed away in 2022 at age 100.
The breakfast, hosted by Anderson County citizens, is locally sponsored this month by American Legion Post 172 and American Legion Riders Post
172.
The breakfast will be held at the Clinton Community Center, 101 S. Hicks St.
The chow line opens at 8:30 a.m., and there will be a brief program at 9 a.m. honoring veterans.
All of the veterans’ breakfasts recognize and honor local veterans and their families for their service to the United States.
Anderson County residents and community volunteers are working together to make the breakfast a free monthly event that will allow veterans of all ages
and branches to fellowship and share
stories.
Veterans are welcome to bring spouses, family, or friends with them.
The city of Clinton is recognized as a special sponsor for hosting the monthly location and setup.
Local media are especially recognized for their role in letting veterans know about the breakfast each
month.
Many generous donors are also recognized for providing monthly door prizes.
Coming up: The June 8 breakfast will be sponsored by Ray Varner Ford; July 13 by state Rep. John Ragan; Aug. 10 by the Clinton High School Athletic Department; Sept. 14 is open; and Oct. 12 is sponsored by Rebecca Watts with Humana.
To learn more, e-mail VeteransofAndersonCounty@gmail.com, or visit Facebook and search for Veterans Appreciation Breakfast – Anderson County.
If you are interested in sponsoring a breakfast, please contact Terry at 865-310-4097.