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American Legion Post 69 Vice Commander Ed Hawkins at Sunday’s local ceremony pointed out that Memorial Day is meant to honor those who died while serving the country, and that Veterans Day is to give recognition to all veterans who served.

Aromas School students celebrated Veterans Day a little early this week. Read about it here and get a breakdown of events planned in San Benito County for the weekend.

After a two-year break, local veterans will again have regular access to medical care and mental health treatment in Hollister on the first Tuesday of each month.

Last Wednesday was the 70th anniversary of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan and the local American Legion and VFW sponsored memorial ceremonies and an informal dinner in honor of the World War II veterans. Appropriately, it was at Hollister's Veterans Memorial Building and a surprising 26 World War II vets attended the event, and I made it too. I came to honor all the vets and in memory of my Dad who served during WWII although not overseas; my father-in-law who spent 3-1/2 years in Japanese POW and labor camps only to die shortly after war's end; and my father's cousin, age 24, who was killed in 1942 during the sea battles off Guadalcanal.

American Legion Post 69 Commander Joe Love on Friday recalled his own service to the country decades ago in the Army and Air Force, and remembered asking himself at times, "Why am I beating myself up like this?"