Dayton honors sacrifice of military during Veterans Day luncheon

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Bluebonnet News
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Navy veteran John Robertson presents Navy SEAL Clinton Majors with a leather jacket bearing the names of Majors' unit during the Vietnam War, SEAL platoon X-Ray. Four members of the unit were killed and others were critically injured during the war.
  • Anne Landrum leads the Dayton High School Choir in a performance at a Veterans Day ceremony at the Dayton Community Center.
  • The Honorable Judge Mark Morefield with the 75th State District Court recognizes the Gold Star families during the Ninth Annual Veterans Day Appreciation Luncheon in Dayton.
  • U.S. Rep. Brian Babin thanks military veterans for their service to the country during the Ninth Annual Veterans Day Appreciation Luncheon in Dayton.
  • Retired Navy SEAL Clinton Majors was the keynote speaker at the Ninth Annual Veterans Day Appreciation Luncheon in Dayton.
  • Retired Navy SEAL Clinton Majors was the keynote speaker at the Ninth Annual Veterans Day Appreciation Luncheon in Dayton.
  • The names of SEAL platoon X-Ray are stamped into the back of a leather jacket presented to SEAL team member Clint Majors at the conclusion of a Veterans Day program at the Dayton Community Center.
  • At the Ninth Annual Veterans Day Appreciation Luncheon at the Dayton Community Center, Dayton High School students Skyler Wagner and Sadie West read a poem written by World War II veteran Bill Fox.
  • Sammy Wells, an Eagle Scout from Dayton, plays TAPS at the close of the Ninth Annual Veterans Day Appreciation Luncheon at the Dayton Community Center.
  • Dayton Police Chief Robert Vine (left) and Dayton City Manager Theo Melancon (right) visit with former mayor Steve Stephens at the Ninth Annual Veterans Day Appreciation Luncheon at the Dayton Community Center. Stephens was instrumental in starting the luncheon.
  • Dayton was well-represented by school and city leaders at the Ninth Annual Veterans Day Appreciation Luncheon. Pictured left to right are Dayton Police Chief Robert Vine, Dayton ISD Superintendent Dr. Jessica Johnson, U.S. Rep. Brian Babin, City Manager Theo Melancon and Councilman Dr. John Johnson.
  • Liberty County Pct. 2 Commissioner Greg Arthur comes from a family of veterans. Arthur, his three brothers and son, Ryan, all served in the U.S. military. Pictured left to right are U.S. Army veteran Ryan Arthur, Vietnam Army veteran Mike Arthur, U.S. Rep. Brian Babin, Navy veteran Doug Arthur and Army veteran Greg Arthur. Not pictured is Phillip Arthur, Air Force veteran.

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