Whatcom County honors veterans with various events this week

Noon to 1 p.m., Western Washington University’s Viking Union Multipurpose Room. WWU will host a free Veterans Day ceremony followed by a reception. Featured speakers include WWU President Bruce Shepard, student and WWU Vet Corps Navigator Christopher Brown, WWU Student Veteran’s Coordinator Jordan Linayao and former WWU employee Doris Kent, who is the mother of Cpl. Jonathan Santos, who was killed while serving in Iraq in 2004. Vet Corps will hold a food drive starting Wednesday.