Afghan War Veteran Hunter Honored For Military Service
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Dan [email protected]
Bret Hunter graduated from Grace College in 2011 and shipped out for basic training where he trained as a paratrooper.
In January 2014, his battalion began a nine-month tour in Afghanistan. His work in Afghanistan involved providing security for several special operations groups near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border during the Operation Enduring Freedom campaign.
His enlistment ended in February 2016, and three months ago he began working as a machinist at Tecomet.
He was joined on Tuesday with his father, Larry, for a ceremony at the courthouse with the commissioners who thanked him for his service.
Hunter, 27, is a Kosciusko County native and graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School.
He is the youngest veteran to be honored by the commissioners, who began the tradition in November 2010, said Veterans Affairs Officer Richard Maron.
“We’ve been concentrating most of our time on World War II and the Korean War because of their age and losing them. We thought it was time to bring a young man up and he fit the bill pretty good,” Maron said.[[In-content Ad]]
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Bret Hunter graduated from Grace College in 2011 and shipped out for basic training where he trained as a paratrooper.
In January 2014, his battalion began a nine-month tour in Afghanistan. His work in Afghanistan involved providing security for several special operations groups near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border during the Operation Enduring Freedom campaign.
His enlistment ended in February 2016, and three months ago he began working as a machinist at Tecomet.
He was joined on Tuesday with his father, Larry, for a ceremony at the courthouse with the commissioners who thanked him for his service.
Hunter, 27, is a Kosciusko County native and graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School.
He is the youngest veteran to be honored by the commissioners, who began the tradition in November 2010, said Veterans Affairs Officer Richard Maron.
“We’ve been concentrating most of our time on World War II and the Korean War because of their age and losing them. We thought it was time to bring a young man up and he fit the bill pretty good,” Maron said.[[In-content Ad]]
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