History has a home on the walls of Battle Creek’s Brown Family Dentistry. Since 2023, Dr. David Brown has been collecting photos of local veterans and police officers and displaying them in his practice. The wall features snapshots and portraits of military personnel from World War II up to the 2000s.
While Brown never served in the military, he said he has always had a great deal of respect for military members and began the project as a way to honor their service.
“I have a lot of veterans from Vietnam, also U.S. Coast Guard and police officers as patients,” he said. “We do have the VA in town, but all of these veterans actually come to me in private practice. A lot of these gentlemen and women, they’ll come in with their hats. It’s a way to honor them by putting their picture on the wall. They love the fact that we thank them for their service.”…