(KAIR)--Fresh from a recent trip to local area communities, United States Senator Jerry Moran is returning to the local area.

According to a news release from his office, the visit comes as an opportunity to spend a portion of Veterans Day in the Atchison County community of Effingham.

The release says Moran will serve as a speaker at the Veterans Day Program being hosted Friday morning.

Moran serves as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies. He's also a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.

The Kansas Republican is scheduled to give remarks during the Effingham Veterans Day Program which will run from 9 until 10:00 Friday morning.

It will take place at the Junior-Senior High School Gym for the Atchison County Schools of USD 377.