A Denver area school district is saluting our veterans with different events at each school through next week.

Veteran's Day is on Tuesday, but the events in the district honoring our service members started this week. Friday at Cherry Creek Elevation, three Air Force veterans were honored with a "quilt of valor." The red, white and blue quilts were handed out as a way to say thank you to the veterans for their service.

According to military.com , approximately 332,717 veterans live in Colorado, making up 7.2% of the state's adult population. Colorado veterans are the 22nd-highest per capita of the 56 U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia.

Cherry Creek officials present former Air Force TSgt Michael Hamrick with a quilt of valor CBS

"When you really think about it,

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