The Golden Corral in Brandon on Veterans Day 2007 joined the nationwide chain in hosting veterans and their families for a holiday meal. James Young, owner and former honorary mayor of Brandon, had expected 2007 to be "an off year." It was anything but, as thousands of people were fed throughout the day, and most noticeably from 4 p.m. throughout the early evening. Awards were given and speeches delivered much along the lines of what you would come to expect from a nation at war. Remember the sacrifice, welcome home the veteran, and take to heart the plight of the wounded, and especially those with severe and multiple traumatic injuries. Young and his lifelong friend and business partner James "Jim" Nuzzo said they were heartened by the reponse, but humbled by the many expressions of gratitude. "It's not necessary, we need to thank you," Nuzzo told the veterans. Young said politics had no place at the Golden Corral's seventh annual buffet of thanks. "It doesn't matter to me if you're for the war or against the war," Young said. "Let's just get the job done and get them home." Reuben Perez, representing the Disabled American Veterans (Chapter 83), said tending to the wounded veteran should not fall by the wayside of "a political game of chess." As he put it: "A lost arm in 1943, a lost arm today. That arm will never grow back." And State Rep. Rich Glorioso, R-62, an Air Force veteran, made a plug for Sew Much Comfort, a group that takes out the seams of clothing and inserts Velcro to help the wounded vet retain a sense of dignity with clothes they can easily put on and take off.

The Golden Corral in Brandon on Veterans Day 2007 joined the nationwide chain in hosting veterans and their families for a holiday meal. James Young, owner and former honorary mayor of Brandon, had expected 2007 to be "an off year." It was anything but, as thousands of people were fed throughout the day, and most noticeably from 4 p.m. throughout the early evening. Awards were given and speeches delivered much along the lines of what you would come to expect from a nation at war. Remember the sacrifice, welcome home the veteran, and take to heart the plight of the wounded, and especially those with severe and multiple traumatic injuries. Young and his lifelong friend and business partner James "Jim" Nuzzo said they were heartened by the reponse, but humbled by the many expressions of gratitude. "It's not necessary, we need to thank you," Nuzzo told the veterans. Young said politics had no place at the Golden Corral's seventh annual buffet of thanks. "It doesn't matter to me if you're for the war or against the war," Young said. "Let's just get the job done and get them home." Reuben Perez, representing the Disabled American Veterans (Chapter 83), said tending to the wounded veteran should not fall by the wayside of "a political game of chess." As he put it: "A lost arm in 1943, a lost arm today. That arm will never grow back." And State Rep. Rich Glorioso, R-62, an Air Force veteran, made a plug for Sew Much Comfort, a group that takes out the seams of clothing and inserts Velcro to help the wounded vet retain a sense of dignity with clothes they can easily put on and take off.