Photo by Mike Brothers
Careers student Brad Kay introduces WWII veteran Myron Haney.

•November 18, 2015•

By Mike Brothers

Veterans Day observations filled Sullivan schools on Nov. 11 with a musical tribute to attending veterans at the elementary school followed by the high school program featuring veteran speakers.

Coordinated by the careers class at Sullivan High School who were emcees of the event, the high school program began as a middle-high school assembly  at 10:30 a.m. in the gym.

The American Legion Post 68 Color Guard presented the flag with Sullivan High School band performing the Star Spangled Banner to open the assembly.

World War II Veteran Myron Haney opened recalling his service in Europe with the 9th Army at the end of the war.

Haney served in Europe, was discharged and called up again during the Korean Conflict when he returned to Europe as part of the U.S. occupying force.

Haney had left high school during his junior year to join the Army and received his diploma along with his oldest grandson in 2003.

Brandi Binder is a 1996 Sullivan graduate and veteran of two National Guard tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.  She received her bachelors in psychology from EIU in 2014 and is currently pursuing a masters in social work at the U of I. She is currently working on forming a non-profit organization called Harbored Veterans.

Binder recalled her road to gain respect from cadets as a sergeant in the Guard.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.