The Middlesex County Veterans Day observance takes place Thursday beginning at 11:00 a.m., in the courtyard of the Historic Courthouse in Saluda. The Southside Sentinel reports the event will be led Board of Supervisors chairman Wayne Jessie Sr. and the featured speaker will be retired U.S. Air Force Col. Jeff S. Johnson. Col. Johnson served as an Air Force intelligence officer, diplomat, and operational planner for 25 years. Attendees are urged to bring chairs as none will be at the event.