ADDISON COUNTY — Starting on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, veterans of the U.S. military and Gold Star Families will be granted free access to national parks, wildlife refuges and other federal lands. The move, announced by U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt last week, follows the introduction of the Gold Star Families Parks Pass Act in Congress earlier this year by Democratic, Republican and Independent members of Congress. “With the utmost respect and gratitude, we are granting veterans and Gold S … (read more)