First female commander to lead Kent County honor guard

First female commander to lead Kent County honor guard

LOWELL, Mich. (WOOD) — The Kent County Veterans Honor Guard will soon have its first female commander. Courtney Peden, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, will assume the role in June. “We are a group of about 90 men and women veterans who perform on average 600 veteran funerals a year,” Peden told News 8. Volunteers place flags on gravesites to honor veterans Peden is the Vice Commander of the group and was also the first female to serve in that …