Danner's Vets Day comments follow Skelton legacy

Lincoln University's ROTC cadets - and all the others who attended their annual Veterans Day breakfast Friday morning - observed a little bit of history being made.

For the first time since the breakfasts began 25 years ago, the keynote speaker was not veteran Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton, D-Lexington - who a year ago lost his re-election bid to Vicky Hartzler, R-Harrisonville.

"I think today was also honoring his legacy, and we're going to try to continue the good things that he set in motion," Missouri Adjutant General Steve Danner said Friday morning, after delivering this year's keynote speech to the LU ROTC breakfast.