Connection was the theme of a Miami Twp. tradition that brought together dozens of veterans Tuesday.
Bill Kaler, who was in attendance at the breakfast, served in the Navy for over five years.
“We look forward to [the breakfast]. We truly do,” Kaler told News Center 7′s Xavier Hershovitz on News Center 7 at 5:30 .
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Kaler sat with two other Navy veterans. Of the three veterans sitting at the table, two served during the Vietnam War and one during WWII.
“Today is just a wonderful day to be here together,” Kaler said.
Veterans Day is not just a day where we honor those who served, but where veterans come together.
“They have a connection that probably many of us who haven’t served don’t have, but these men and women have that,” said Jill Drury, communications manager for the Miami Twp.