Earlier this week, local veterans, guard, reserve and active-duty service members were feted with a special breakfast courtesy of Century Next Bank in Ruston. The inaugural Veterans Appreciation Breakfast was a chance for the bank to host and share a meal with the fine men and women who have served and continue to serve the nation. As part of the event, vocalists from the Louisiana Tech University choir sang the National Anthem while the Louisiana Tech Air Force ROTC performed the color-guard ceremony.