Former Marine office and Keeneland president James E. "Ted" Bassett reflects, on this Veterans' Day, on being wounded in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II, turning down the presidency of the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain to take an entry-level position at the then-unheralded Keeneland Race Course, and a distinguished career in the sport that resulted in his Racing Hall of Fame induction in 2019.

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