More than 40 veterans were honored during a Veterans Day pinning ceremony at Providence Mt. St Vincent on Wednesday. Many of those honored are residents or volunteers there. They were each awarded a special pin and certificate honoring their military service to the nation.

These veterans served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. The ceremony celebrated their service by describing what they did while in uniform and in some cases allowed them share some memories. One vet, 92-year-old Donald Hill, decoded Nazi messages off the cliffs of Dover and landed on Utah Beach in Normandy on D-Day shortly after the first troops landed. Hill continued to decode messages as he and his fellow soldiers made their way through France, Belgium and Germany. Hill and the other vets meet each week to discuss their memories of service. You can learn more about Providence Hospice of Seattle’s “We Honor Veteran’s” program, please see the videos and stories here:http://washington.providence.org/Washington/In%20Home%20Services/Hospic…

Mount resident Will Anderson has lived at The Mount for 3 years. His draft was deferred during World War II because he was needed as a skilled machinist building plane and boat parts until the Navy finally drafted him as Germany surrendered. His one year in the Navy was thus spent going to school to get his electronics degree. He became a machinist following school at a vocational technical college.