Several local law enforcement officials are veterans

Veterans pepper careers of all kinds throughout the country. One career in particular where a lot of veterans can be found in the law enforcement field.

The Kimball Police Department has three officers who are veterans. They are Captain Andy Bremer, School Resource Officer Ryan Smith and Officer Noah Thomas.

Smith served in the Navy as a personnel officer.

“I usually say I was a glorified pencil pusher,” Smith said.

Smith recounts that traveling the world gave him a different point of view on life and how to be appreciative of what he had. Smith spent a year in Germany, working with...