On Wednesday, local veterans from the American Legion and the Marine Corps League, sponsored by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Homes, collected donations for Operation Honor Guard. Veterans and Legion members, Vince Long and Lyle Johnson, were stationed outside of Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home collecting donations.

Operation Honor Guard was started in Danville, IL, by funeral director Rich Darby. Through his business, he saw that his hometown Honor Guards needed help replacing their mismatched, worn uniforms. The mission is to assist Honor Guard members across the country with the cost of uniforms and gear.

Read more in today's edition of Lincoln Daily News.

Photo by Joli Boerma