Veterans Day Cottonwood Saturday

In two events honoring veterans in Cottonwood on Saturday morning: Veterans with the Verde Valley Flyers, who were at a Veterans Day event at the Cottonwood Airport Saturday morning, line up for a photo in front of Terry Andrew’s 1944 attack trainer airplane. The veterans had a cake and music. Col. Wayne Daniels, middle, poses with Terry Andrews, left, and Harry Olson. Veterans gathered during a Verde Valley Flyers Veterans day event at the Cottonwood Airport on Saturday. Daniels said that he was a former POW. He was a B17 pilot and was shot down over German and was captured after he parachuted from the airplane. The Cottonwood Village honored the 35 veterans (25 from World War II), who reside at the Cottonwood Village, in a Veterans Day ceremony Saturday. The Veterans Day program, which included an Honor Guard of Flags and a presentation of certificates and pins, was followed by a barbeque.VVN/Vyto Starinskas

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