Veteran Groups set to donate $6K to area charities

Three veteran groups are set to hold their annual Veterans Day ceremony later today, according to a release.

The Lebanon Correctional Institution (LeCI), Incarcerated Veterans Group, and Veterans of Modern Warfare Chapter 25 will be meeting today to participate in the ceremony.

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Members from the veteran groups will be making donations totaling $6,000 to Brothers Beyond Battlefield, ALS, Project Rise Above, Ohio Veteran Outdoors, and Toys for Tots.

This year’s guest speaker will be Thomas “Drago” Dzieran.

The release listed Dzieran as a highly decorated retired navy SEAL, author, software engineer, and American hero.