PITTSBURGH —

Hundreds of veterans gathered at Duquesne University for the 27th Annual Veterans Day Breakfast on Tuesday, celebrating their service and sacrifices for the United States.

"I look forward to it every year. I've been down here now three or four times now to this dinner down here. I sure enjoy it because it's at Duquesne," John Eckenrode, an Air Force veteran, said. Advertisement

Eckenrode says he will never forget his time in the Air Force.

"When I graduated from flight school. I still remember the commanding officer saying, 'You'll always remember that.' And I said, 'Oh, I do help me grow up,'" Eckenrode said.

The Veterans Leadership Program has been organizing the event and supporting veterans throughout the year.

"At least for one day out of the year, veterans are rec

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