Oscoda, MI - Northland Area Federal Credit Union in partnership with Kalitta Air, recently provided a free Veterans appreciation luncheon to honor those in the armed forces. The event included free haircuts, a large lunch, Veterans benefits representatives, guest speakers, a local school choir to sing the national anthem and a 50th anniversary Vietnam War Veteran pinning ceremony. About 100 Veterans gathered at the American Legion #274 in Oscoda, MI for this first year event.

Northland, which was once part of Wurtsmith Air Force Base (Kalitta Air now resides there) continues its bond with Veterans by providing access to special services such as financial education, transitional housing access and more. A local Veteran who attended the event said “As a Lieutenant who was with a heavy artillery battalion in the central highlands of Vietnam during 1968-1969, the pinning program recognizing the 50th anniversary of the war was particularly meaningful.”

CEO Pete Dzuris said of the event “Northland truly values the freedoms our Veterans have served and died for, and we continually strive to find opportunities to thank them for their sacrifices.”