SOUTHERN COLORADO (KOAA) — On Veterans Day, several ceremonies were held across southern Colorado to honor those who served and their families.
You can view some of those ceremonies below:
Pueblo Veterans Day Ceremony
The Home of Heroes is honoring its heroes on Veterans Day. The annual Pueblo Veterans Day Ceremony was held at the Riverwalk.
Numbers from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs show around 1,200 military veterans live in Pueblo County.
Fountain ceremony
In Fountain, veterans were honored with a special ceremony hosted by the following:
- American Legion Post 38
- VFW Post 6461
- City of Fountain
The event featured the following:
- flag raising
- color guard from Mesa Ridge High School's Navy JROTC
- a keynote speaker
Longtime Legionnaire Paul Romero received a special quilt presentation. Romero served as a combat medic during the Korean War and later at Camp Carson before it became Fort Carson.
A free lunch was provided to all veterans and guests by the volunteer group "Fountain Up."
Palmer Lake lights star
In Palmer Lake, the town's signature star was lit in honor of Veterans Day.
Two Palmer Lake community members who served in the armed forces were chosen to light the star on Sundance Mountain. Officials say they were Roger Moseley and Marty Brozik.
Mosely is a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate. After 350 combat missions and a Purple Heart in Vietnam, he moved into the test pilot world where he tested stealth fighters and managed the B2 bomber.
Brozik is also a U.S Air Force Academy graduate. She worked on the development and acquisition of aircraft and spacecraft capabilities.
News5 would like to thank both Mosely and Brozik for their service.
Veteran gets new home
A veteran in El Paso County and his family received the home of their dreams on Veterans Day for free.
David Green joined the Navy in 2009 and served four years. He and his family recently moved to Fort Carson as civilians, and they had been struggling to find permanent housing.
Meritage Homes and Operation Homefront stepped in to give the Green family a new home in the Lorson Ranch neighborhood. On Veterans Day, they received the home mortgage-free in recognition of Green's service and sacrifice.
"This is amazing for anyone and for us to be able to receive this home and be able to know that it's gonna be mortgage-free and be able to save the money and... establish things for our kids," said Green. "It's amazing."
News5 would like to thank Green for his service and congratulate his family on the new home.
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