By Anthony Gorges
JC Post
On Saturday, the Geary County Veterans Alliance Veterans Day Program is at the C.L. Hoover Opera House at 11:00 a.m.
The program will honor veterans and feature the presentation and posting of colors by the Junction City High School JROTC program. There will also be a musical presentation at the event.
The keynote speaker for the Veterans Day program is Richard Hodgson.
He is a veteran of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and also deployed for two combat tours in Baghdad in 2004 and 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Hodgson retired from the Army in 2012. He served for 24 years and earned several awards throughout his service. Currently, Hodgson is the JROTC instructor at Junction City High School.
The Geary County Veterans Alliance Veterans Day Program is this Saturday, Nov. 11 at 11:00 a.m. at the C.L. Hoover Opera House and is open to the public.