Clarification

Nov. 14, 2016

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?An entry in the Nov. 10 Daily Report omitted the name of one veteran recently elected to Congress. Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Don Bacon was elected to represent Nebraska’s second district. We have updated our original entry.

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