2024 Veteran of the Year: U.S. Army Veteran Roger Amenson

Selected by the Dearborn Allied War Veterans Council, Army Veteran Roger Amenson will be honored as the 2024 Veteran of the Year during the City of Dearborn’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony. 

Amenson fought in the Vietnam War from 1966-1967 after being drafted into the U.S. Army as a quartermaster specialist 4. He has dedicated the remainder of his life to serving veterans and his community. 

Amenson, who is an active member of the American Legion Fort Dearborn Post 267 and Vietnam Veterans of American Chapter 267, has over 7,500 hours of volunteer service to the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Ann Arbor.

The Detroit-native and his wife, Susan, live in Saline.