TOP: Johnson County Board of Commissioners Chair Ed Eilert addresses a crowd during the county’s Veterans Day Celebration on Nov. 12. Eilert was one of a handful of politicians who spoke at the annual event.
BOTTOM:Rep. Kevin Yoder dedicated a memorial bench, pictured, in honor of Pfc. Cale Miller, a
23-year-old from Olathe, was killed in Afghanistan in May. Also honored during the event was Sgt.
Michael Knapp, an Overland Park father who was killed in Afghanistan in May.