During the Vietnam War, Gene Kelly didn’t sleep in a bed for 11 months.
That was among the least viperous of challenges he faced during a war that split the nation.
Kelly, who with fellow VFW member Jim Simons for several years have organized ceremonies for Memorial and Veterans days, on Monday will have the spotlight turned on him. He reluctantly has agreed to be the keynote speaker for the Leelanau County Veteran’s Day ceremony, which will begin promptly on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month — a reference to the exact time World War I ended in 1918.
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