Veterans encouraged to share stories
COSHOCTON – The court square was the site of the annual Veterans Day Ceremony which was held Nov. 11. The ceremony was hosted by the Coshocton County Veterans Service Commission and featured guest speaker Brigadier General Myron Ashcraft.
Ashcraft was born and raised in Coshocton County and retired from the service in 2004. During his speech he encouraged those in attendance to thank veterans for their service.
“We need to do this every opportunity we get to,” Ashcraft said. “It is because of veterans that we live in a free country that is the United States. We also need to thank their families because they also sacrificed a lot.”
He also encouraged people to ask veterans to share their stories.
“It may take some work to get it out of them, but I bet they will tell you,” Ashcraft said. “It also will change your life to understand what it is that they did. Some of them will be funny and some will be tragic, but you will never forget their stories.”
Ashcraft hoped the veterans in attendance would comply with this request.
“You must tell your stories,” he said. “It’s the number one gift you can give to the next generation.”
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