This event was very special to me. Not only because I am a veteran but because I was the person placing the wreath. It was a very humbling experience to be able to lay a wreath to honor all who have fought. It reminds me of an old saying ‘All gave some, some gave all.’ I never knew how much that saying meant until I went to war. No one leaves combat without being wounded. Not ever wound wins you a purple heart. Ever person that goes to combat leaves with emotional scars from the things they had to go through.
"Tri-County Technical College hosted a Veterans Day Memorial Service Nov. 11, 2008. As part of the program, Captain Philip B. Piazza, of Seneca, right, a World War II veteran who is a distinguished member of the 75th Ranger Regiment and a member of the Ranger Hall of Fame, gave a speech. Following his remarks, he and Bobby Owens, of [Liberty], a Tri-County student and Iraqi Freedom veteran, placed a wreath at the memorial in the Veterans Memorial Plaza located in front of the college."4