Area veterans salute World War II veteran Myrtle Annetta Lusiak Thursday, May 2, 2024, during her birthday celebration at Aperion Care in DeKalb. Lusiak, who was honored Thursday with gifts and proclamations, turned 107-years-old and served in the Women’s Army Corps from Aug. 5, 1943 until her honorable discharge on Nov. 27, 1945. (Mark Busch)
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