Veterans received medals and flags from members of cub scout pack 358 and boy scout troop 358.

Fifteen veterans were honored Nov. 7 at a ceremony at Hoosier Village Retirement Center. The event included a ceremony inside the Hoosier Village chapel and a visit to the Veterans Garden, where the veterans’ names, branch of service and years served are inscribed on bricks. (Photos by Benjamin Stout)

Jill Heinzen holds a microphone for her children Sarah and Matthew as they sing a song saluting veterans and their great-grandfather Thomas Drew Smith. At age 97, Smith is the oldest resident of Hoosier Village.

Veterans received medals and flags. Ron Harris, right, adjusts the medal on 97-year-old Thomas Drew Smith, left, a World War II veteran and the oldest living veteran at Hoosier Village.

Thomas Drew Smith, 97 and a World War II Veteran, became the 200th resident commemorated in the Hoosier Village Veterans Garden.

A flag waves at the Hoosier Village Veterans Garden, where veterans’ names, branch of service and years served are inscribed on bricks.