On November 9 at 2 p.m., Charlie Grinker returns to the Clermont Performing Arts Center at the Black Box Theater to honor the brave men and women who serve and protect our country.

Charlie Grinker will present “A Salute to Veterans”; Tenor John Ogrodowczyk will provide the soundtrack.

Before his award-winning career in television, Charlie served as a dispatcher with the 712th Transportation Battalion during the Korean War.  He will share his experiences along with those of Eddie Rickenbacker, the #1 Air Ace of WWI, Irving Berlin, Ted Williams, Joe Hunt, Bea Arthur, General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and many more.