A FIRST OF ITS KIND CEREMONYHONORING MICHIGAN VETERANS ISHAPPENING IN LANSINGTODAY.12 VETS WLL BE RECOGNIZED DURINGTHE MICHIGAN MILITARY ANDVETERANS HALL OFHONOR CEREMONY.LAST YEAR -- MICHIGAN BECAME THE12TH STATE WITH AN ENTITY TORECOGNIZE VETS, ACTIVE DUTY ANDRESERVE PERSONNEL STATE WIDE.TODAY'S INAUGURAL EVENT WILLHONOR SOLDIERS WITH TIES TOMICHIGAN FOR THEIRMILITARY, COMMUNITY ANDPROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.THE INDUCTEES WILL BE HONORED INTWO CATEGORIES.THERE'S THE VETERANS CATEGORYAND THE MILITARY CATEGORY.RETIRED LIEUTENANT COLONEL"CHARLES KETTLES' WILL BE IN THEMILITARY CATEGORY.THE VIETNAM WAR HELICOPTER PILOTLED A MISSION TO RESCUE INJUREDSOLDIERS IN19-67.HE WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OFHONOR BY PRESIDENT OBAMA IN20-16.THERE ARE TWO INDUCTEES IN THEVETERANS CATEGORY YOU'REPROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH.THE LATE JOHN DINGELL AND THELATE MIKE ILLITCH.DINGELL -- A FORMER MICHIGANCONGRESSMAN -- WAS A SECONDLIEUTENANT INTHE U-S ARMY IN THE 19-40S.ILLITCH -- THE LATE OWNER OFLITTLE CAESARS, THE DETROIT REDWINGS ANDDETROIT TIGERS WAS A SERGEANT INTHE MARINE CORPS.THE HALL OF HONOR EVENT BEGINSAT TWO O'CLOCK.IT'S HAPPENING AT THE MICHIGANMILITARY MUSEUM ON WESTKALAMAZOO STREET INLANSING.THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TOTHE PUBLIC.