Whatcom County honors veterans with various events

Noon to 1 p.m., Western Washington University, Viking Union Multipurpose Room. Western will host a Veterans Day ceremony, followed by a reception.

Featured speakers include WWU President Bruce Shepard, student and WWU Vet Corps Navigator Christopher Brown, WWU Student Veterans’ Coordinator Jordan Linayao, and former WWU employee Doris Kent, the mother of Cpl. Jonathan Santos, who was killed in 2004 while serving in Iraq. Vet Corps will hold a food drive starting Wednesday.