U.S. Army Spec. Omar Jones retired from the military last year, but the gratitude shown by Etna Road Elementary School students still means a great deal to the Columbus veteran. "This means a lot more to me and to every service member overseas right now (than you realize)," Jones said to the students gathered at a public Veterans Day celebration Nov. 8 at the school. Jones, 33, told students he has a small family and received little mail while he was stationed in Afghanistan. Jones was a part of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2010 and 2011, serving eight years in the U...
