Each of the Korean War veterans at Saturday’s program was presented an Indiana House of Representatives Certificate of Recognition by State Rep. Scott Reske, of Pendleton. Reske served in active duty as a helicopter pilot in Iraq. He said Korean vets were a source of strength. “A lot of you told me your stories when I was growing up,” he said. “During the trying times, when I was in Iraq and Haiti, I never wanted to let you down.”

Saturday’s program was the second in a series presented by Pendleton Community Library to honor veterans of war. According to Arlene Shannon, the library’s outreach specialist, the goal of the Korean War remembrance was to provide an opportunity for veterans to tell, in their own words, stories that have gone largely untold until now.