Starke County WWII Veteran Part of Honor Flight This Week

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A World War II veteran from Starke County was part of an Honor Flight from Midway Airport in Chicago to Washington, D.C. with 90 other veterans to visit the World War II Memorial on Wednesday.

Wayne Emigh of Knox served a little over a year in Japan during World War II.

“I was in Occupation Forces. Occupation Japan. I was with the Signal Service Battalion keeping communications going for our troops,” recalled Emigh.

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Local Men Honored for Community Service and Leadership

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Recipients of the Purdue Agricultural Alumni Association's 2013 Certificate of Distinction are, from left, Tom McKinney, Levi Huffman, Dick Reel, Wayne Emigh, Jim Hicks, Becky Skillman, Leon Crowe, Lynn Martin and John Butts. Fayte Brewer received the award posthumously. (Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Tom Campbell)
Recipients of the Purdue Agricultural Alumni Association’s 2013 Certificate of Distinction are, from left, Tom McKinney, Levi Huffman, Dick Reel, Wayne Emigh, Jim Hicks, Becky Skillman, Leon Crowe, Lynn Martin and John Butts. Fayte Brewer received the award posthumously. (Purdue Agricultural Communication photo/Tom Campbell)

A Knox man was recently honored with the 2013 Certificate of Distinction award that was presented during the Purdue University Agricultural Alumni Association’s annual fish fry at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.

The award honors those who go above and beyond the call of duty in their work and volunteer work and leadership in organizations associated with agriculture and community service.

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