Tony Seely: The importance of our nation’s veterans

EDITOR’S NOTE: Meeker native Tony Seely, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, gave this speech on July 4, 2013, during the dedication of the Rio Blanco County Veterans Memorial on the front lawn of the Rio Blanco County Courthouse in Meeker. As we approach Veterans Day on Nov. 11, we deemed it appropriate to print Seely’s speech, which explains, in his words, what it means to honor veterans past and present, men and women, those…