By Ruth Ann Ruiz

The Post Newspaper Features Editor

The sky was crisp and blue. A light wind kept the flags waving and the red, white and blue bunting fluffing as an audience gathered in between the USS Stewart and the USS Cavalla. It was an ideal setting with ideal weather for the large crowd who had come to commemorate American veterans at the Galveston Naval Museum.

Children with their parents and adults without children explored the ships before the ceremony began. Entrance to the museum was free on Veterans Day, and many people took the time to both enjoy the museum and to honor our nation’s veterans.

Young John Listowski and his sister Lilly came with their mother and grandmother. The children have several grandparents who have served in the military, and one of their great-grand

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