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title: "“Salute to Alabama Veterans”"
date: 2017-11-27
author: "Laurie Stroud"
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# “Salute to Alabama Veterans”

**Photo Fun**

Well over 1,000 people recently gathered at the American Village for a Governor’s Salute to Alabama Veterans. At a Service of Recognition, Thanksgiving and Blessing held in the American Village Colonial Chapel, Governor Kay Ivey recognized all veterans for their service and presented each WWII veteran with a commemorative certificate. 97-year-old WWII veteran Col. Carl Cooper thanked the Governor on behalf of all veterans and presented her with an American flag.

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