Dearborn Veteran of the Year: US Army Veteran Jim Pipitone

Today, the city of Dearborn honoring veterans and naming one local man the city's veteran of the year. It's a pretty big deal. Fox 2's Camila Mary is live in Dearborn with the latest. Camila, what a special honor. How was he chosen? Yeah, it really was a special honor. He was really surprised. We're going to introduce you to him. So let's take a look at some video and we can tell you all about Jim Pepitone. Got to make sure you say it right with Pepitone, Italian. Enlisted in the army in 1970 and was stationed in Italy. While in the army, he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Service Medal. Honorably discharged in 1972. And since then, he has spent countless hours helping. Others decades of service to support fellow veterans and local charitable causes. I was totally shocked being nominated and it just goes to show and I don't like to brag about myself but I guess sometimes you get rewarded for what you do and it's I was not expecting this because I just I like doing what I do helping people and it's like say it's an honor it's an honor. Jim dedicated this award to his wife. He says that she is not only wife of the year, but wife of every year. He couldn't do all of the work that he does if it wasn't for her. Reporting live in Dearborn, Camila Mary, Fox 2 News. Yeah, Camila, I mean, this is really special. But I think, you know, as we talk about Veterans Day. How critically important it is to remember our veterans every day, of course, today especially, but they give so much to us so that you and I can be free. We owe them a lot more than one day's worth of praise. Yeah, we do, and we really owe them, you know, obviously a debt of gratitude, but also, too, we need to make sure as a country that veterans are getting all the services that they need. That was one of the things that Jim talked to me about and one of the things he wanted to make people clear of, that we really shouldn't just be remembering them one day, but every day of the year and making sure that they aren't suffering. Camille and Mary for us live tonight. Camille, thank you.