Local vet honored

Thank you, all you vets, for your service to this great country. This story says it better:

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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - November 11th is the official day to honor our country's veterans. With Election Day just a week earlier and wars ongoing in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is important to remember what the brave men and women have done and continue to do for our country.
First Sergeant Jeffrey W. Hyrne has served two tours of duty in Iraq with the U.S. Marine Corps and is now stationed at Fort Knox.
"It's just amazing that some people still take it for granted, the freedoms we have," says Hyrne.
He knows he has a lot to live up to.
"What I used to enjoy before actually being a veteran was listening to the stories that some of these older folks used to say about their trials and tribulations in the Marine Corps or any service actually," Hyrne says.
World War II vet William Hase has that kind of story to tell.
"We were in about three battles, I believe. The usual deal, you know," Hase says.
He may act like being a part of the greatest generation is no big deal, but Hase' family thinks it is. They wanted to honor his service and his 90th birthday with a surprise - a brick at the Jeffersontown Veterans Memorial Walkway was dedicated to him.
"It's amazing to me. I never, ever though in the world I would have a brick here. Never, never," said Hase.
Sunday was Hase first-ever Veterans Day service and he selflessly says that he was just doing his job for his country.
"Quite frankly, I don't think too much about it because at the time that was your duty and you didn't think anything about it. Everyone was doing it. You had to do it and that was that," says Hase.
Hase and the millions of other veterans who have served our country may not ask for much in return for their service, but they do deserve recognition on Veterans Day and every day. That's something that is not hard to do.
"All I ask is for them to go up there and shake their hand and say thank you," says First Sgt. Hyrne.