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An honor guard takes part in the Veterans Day Commemoration at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.
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Brig. Gen. Doug Cherry speaks at the Veterans Day Commemoration at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.
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Veteran Thomas Goff salutes as Taps is played at the Veterans Day Commemoration at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.
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U.S. Senator Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks at the Veterans Day Commemoration at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.
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World War II veterans Leland Hortman and Earl Jacklin, and Afghanistan and Iraq veteran Glenn Johnson shake hands while being recognized at the Veterans Day Commemoration at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.
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Members of the 145th Field Artillery Cannon Crew fire a salute to mark Veterans Day at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.
Eleven veterans were honored Monday during the 22nd annual Veterans Day Commemoration at the University of Utah. The event included a bagpipe procession, awards ceremony and speeches by Sen. Mitt Romney and Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Doug Cherry. After the awards ceremony, a cannon was fired outside the student union.
Those honored served in wars generations apart. In one touching moment, veterans Leland Hortman and Earl Jacklin, who fought in World War II, shook hands with Glenn Johnson, a young man who served tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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