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The sacrifices made by America’s military members were highlighted during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Two Mississippi Museums.
The event, conducted Tuesday outside of Jackson’s Two Mississippi Museums, honored Mississippi’s service members, veterans and their families. It featured a musical performance from the 41st Star Army Band and remarks from military leaders, including Maj. Gen. Bobby M. Ginn Jr., the adjutant general of Mississippi.
“As we gather on Veterans Day, we are reminded that behind every name engraved on a memorial is a life that mattered, a family that loved them and a story that deserves to be told,” he said.
Ginn’s speech told the story of Meridian native and Army National Guardsmen Sgt. Robert S. Pugh, a combat medic who died during the Iraq War. After an improvised explosive device left him and Sgt. First Class Ellis Martin with severe injuries, Pugh directed the soldiers around him to give Martin life-saving treatment…