Stories from Saturday, November 13, 2021

In celebration of Veterans Day, Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center is celebrating the staff who have served and are currently serving in the United States Military. “PBRMC celebrates and honors our veterans in our community. We are fortunate and privileged to have many veterans and current military personnel in our employee ranks that carry the dignity and pride in everything they do to serve our community,” CEO Rick Naegler said in a press release from the hospital...

He was a stooped, gray old man. His shoulders were bent and his knees, somehow, could not quite be straightened out. The eyes that looked out above the fringes of the white beard that covered most of his face had a far-away look in them, as if they saw forgotten things that other men missed...

This week the good people of Missouri and the United States once again paused to express their gratitude for the heroic men and women who made the life-altering decision to serve. Veterans Day offers an opportunity not only to say thank you to the nation’s heroes, but also for the American people to renew their commitment to support the brave patriots who have put themselves in harm’s way to protect the American way of life. ...