MILITARY MATTERS: Columbus prepares for Veterans Day events, including a cookout with a purpose

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – Veterans Day is less than two weeks away and there are several events in the Chattahoochee Valley to celebrate the brave men and women who have served our country – including one with food where veterans are helping fellow vets.

“Just being a voice sometimes, recognizing what these veterans have done, recognizing issues that come about from deployments,” Benjamin Whittaker said.

He spent more than a decade in the Army – including a tour in the Gulf War – and Whittaker now chairs Tri-City Veterans of Columbus, which will have food and fellowship just before the upcoming holiday…

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