Honoring those who served

99-year-old vet among those in attendance at annual dinner

  • Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Kathy Causey takes a photograph of her father Eldrid Causey with Commander Sarah Ernst at the conclusion of the 24th Annual Veterans Appreciation Dinner on Nov. 9 at the Rabun County Civic Center. Ernst told the audience about 99-year-old Causey who served in WWII and was the oldest veteran at the event.
    Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Kathy Causey takes a photograph of her father Eldrid Causey with Commander Sarah Ernst at the conclusion of the 24th Annual Veterans Appreciation Dinner on Nov. 9 at the Rabun County Civic Center. Ernst told the audience about 99-year-old Causey who served in WWII and was the oldest veteran at the event.
  • Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Appreciation dinner guest speaker Dr. Joe Milligan tells the audience about him being a fighter pilot who was shot down in North Vietnam and served as a prisoner of war for nearly six years.
    Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Appreciation dinner guest speaker Dr. Joe Milligan tells the audience about him being a fighter pilot who was shot down in North Vietnam and served as a prisoner of war for nearly six years.
  • Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune.
    Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune.
  • Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune.
    Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune.

    An evening of smiles, thankfulness and admiration engulfed the Rabun County Civic Center on Nov. 9 as the community showed its respect for military men and women at the 24th Annual Veterans Appreciati…