Supporting veterans in return

Lavon Green, Shell Rock American Legion Auxiliary No. 393, right, and her great-niece, Madison Kratchmer, sell paper poppies for a donation to support veterans at Shell Rock Kwik Star on May 11. ”She’s helped me for (three) years,” Green said. “She saw somebody distributing some (poppies) and asked me if I would be calling her.” The family has a history of service to country. Lavon’s late husband, George Green, served in the Navy. Two of her brothers served in the Army, Dale and Don Rodenbeck, both of Shell Rock. Madison’s great grandfather, Harlan Thompson of Shell Rock, and another niece of Lavon’s, Peggy Knoedler, also served in the military. (Clarksville Star photo)