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Members of the Washtenaw County Honor Guard fire off a volley while doing a 21-gun salute during today's observance of Veteran's Day at the entrance to VA Ann Arbor Healthcare in Ann Arbor.

Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.com

In honor of Veterans Day, an observance took place this morning front of the entrance to VA Ann Arbor Healthcare in Ann Arbor.

The observance featured prayer, the Pledge of Allegience, a 21-gun salute, the playing of Taps from the Washtenaw County Honor Guard, and a speech from keynote speaker Melvin R. Kearney II, a veteran of two tours of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom, who now works for the U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program.