Honoring One of Our Own This Veterans Day

Veterans Day, which was once known as Armistice Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of World War I. Today the day honors those who dedicated and sacrificed their lives serving the United States and celebrates the domestic peace we experience as a result.

Darren Knutson, a long-time Bloomer Broadband employee, was in service of the Army and Army National Guard from 1983-2004. He is a veteran of the Cold War, Gulf War and Iraq. He was deployed working communications jobs all over the United States as well as in Germany and Iraq. Darren has worked for Bloomer Broadband since 1998. “Bloomer Broadband has always treated me well, and I’ve had no problem being excused for training every year. When I returned from being deployed, my job at Bloomer Broadband was waiting for me.” It has been our honor and privilege to work with Darren over his long career.

This Veterans Day, think about taking your family to the Bloomer Veterans Memorial Park. Open year round, the Memorial provides a list of Bloomer veterans who sacrificed their lives, as well as the wars in which they fought. According to Darren, “It is a wonderful memorial and tribute to all the Veteran’s Clubs in Bloomer who are very active and supportive of all vets.”

Bloomer Broadband would like to extend our gratitude to Darren and all those who fought with, before, and after him. We appreciate the sacrifices you have made to keep our country safe.

Read more about the history of Veterans Day here.