Veterans saluted veterans in Coon Rapids on Veterans Day Wednesday, Nov. 11.

Members of the Coon Rapids VFW visited the two nursing homes in the city to thank the veterans living there for their service to their country and to present them with gifts - a blanket handmade by members of the Coon Rapids VFW Auxiliary and slip-free socks.

VFW members split up into two groups, one traveling to Park River Estates Care Center to greet 17 veterans, while the other contingent went to Camilia Rose Care Center to see the 11 veterans who reside there.

See more in Editor Peter Bodley's Coon Rapids Herald story.

John Staum (right), past VFW national commander-in-chief, thanks Robert Gosswiller for his service to his country. Staum was part of a contingent from the Coon Rapids VFW who visited Park River Estates Care Center on Veterans Day. Gosswiller served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954. (Photo by Peter Bodley, Coon Rapids Herald)