Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
RUKUS BETLEWSKI performs a martial arts display as part of a Veterans Day ceremony in the gym of the A.D. Johnston Junior and Senior High School in Bessemer. Ready to perform next is Luka Holmberg, 7, of Ironwood, standing behind Betlewski. Seated behind them, from left, are John Frello, Donna Frello, Charles Tirpik, William McDonald and Bessemer Mayor Peter Tacconelli.
By PAMELA JANSSON
BESSEMER - "Freedom is not free."
Keynote speaker Sgt. 1st Class J.J. Aspinwall reminded the audience of that fact at a Bessemer Veterans Day ceremony.
"It comes at a cost," said Aspinwall, who is a recruiter at the U.S. Army Recruiting Station in Ironwood.
Aspinwall said his time in the service taught him "resiliency, teamwork and the true meaning of courage," and he encouraged veterans to engage in community service when their commitments to the U.S. Armed Forces have ended.
John Frello, the Veterans Service Officer for Gogebic County, emceed the...
