Taps

In Wednesday's Herald-Whig there was a wonderful column written by Ed Husar about a retired teacher who played "Taps" at a recent military funeral. Beth Young is that retired teacher who feels strongly that "Taps" needs to be played live at Military funerals as a sign of respect.

Monday was Veteran's Day and with it came the Annual Veteran's Day Ceremony at the Illinois Veteran's Home in Quincy. For the third year in a row I was honored to be asked to be the Master of Ceremonies for this event.  Being a non-veteran and being asked to help with this event means a lot to me. Had my brother not already been fighting for our country in Vietnam and other parts of Southeast Asia