After cutting down their tree, Martin Gilmore trims the trunk end while his wife Kelly and son Jack watch. The Shawnee family decided to go for a fresh tree this year by cutting their own Saturday at Bishop's Pine Crest Tree Farm in Linwood.

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Talking points

Do you think Veterans Day should be a prominent holiday?

Absolutely. We wouldn’t be able to sit here and eat lunch like this if it weren’t for the veterans. We’ve got millions of people that fought and died to save this country; it should be more than a bank holiday.

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