Two RHS Classmates share a Special Veterans Day

by Jeff Olsen

Brian Donarski, a former military man, is retired after seeing combat in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Tim Friederichs, a rural Barnesville farmer, marveled after meeting former President George W. Bush at the Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, Texas, on Veterans Day.

They are 1987 Roseau High School graduates and from different worlds of experiences.

Mr. Donarski, a former Marine and Army Special Forces soldier, invited Mr. Friederichs to join him in Texas for the 10th Annual Warrior Open and a day of golf with President Bush, who initiated the event in 2011 to honor seriously wou...