Master Gunnery Sergeant ( Ret. ) Daniel Jackson will serve as the keynote speaker for the Geary County Veterans Alliance Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11.  Jackson is currently serving as the Geary County Sheriff.

Jackson was born and raised in Junction City and later served in the Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps. He has also worked with the Grandview Plaza Police Department and earlier with the Sheriff’s Department as a Deputy and Lieutenant where he was a watch commander for the night shift. He also served as a sniper for the SWAT team.

In May of this year Jackson was appointed by the Governor to the sheriff’s position.

The program at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 at the C. L. Hoover Opera House will include the presentation and posting of colors by the JROTC at Junction City High School and a musical presentation by Quittin Time.