By Brittany Anderson

KYLE — A special ceremony was held on March 10 to celebrate a World War II veteran and hospice patient for his military service and life lived. 

Neal’s daughter Carol pins a World War II victory medal on him.

Wesley O’Neal “Neal” Pennington, 94, is a current resident of The Philomena, a senior living home in Kyle. He served in the United States Navy between February 1945 and October 1949, serving on the USS WILTSIE DD 716, a destroyer, and garner...