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2025 Veterans Day Program

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YouTube / Carlisle Local Schools
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2025-11-12
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Warren County, OH
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4,427 words · about 25 min
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2026-06-07

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001You're watching [music] >> [crying] >> I told >> [music] >> You can't do it. It's just really good. All right. Test [music] test test. Oh, it is working. All right, veterans. We know some of you are still coming in. Remember, if you RSVPd, your name should [music] be on the seats here in the middle row. Family members, there should be plenty of room in the middle section. [music] If you did not RSVP, it's fine. I know you were added to the list, so we'll get that list here in [music] a few minutes. We still have fourth graders coming in getting settled. We'll probably start in about five minutes. [music] So, we'll double check the list and start in about five minutes. You have to fight That was 15 seconds. My leg back on my chest.

002Oh, this is going like this. He has a pretty tall. Let's [music] do it. >> [music] >> I love All right, good morning again. All right, I think we're ready to get started. Students, let's go to pack zero. >> Pack zero. I usually have a harmonica, but I forgot to bring it. So, good job, fourth grade. Great job, Pack Zero. So, welcome our wonderful veterans. It's Veterans Day again. Can you believe it? I know some of you have come every year, which is truly awesome. So, welcome to our wonderful veterans out there. Of course, their family members, our fourth and fifth grade students, and all of our wonderful staff members here today in this auditorium. It does take a lot of people to do this small assembly, but it gets bigger and sometimes better every

003year, but again, I want to thank Sheila Baker, the superintendent secretary. She does a great job arranging this and helping with everything. Miss Lehif helps every year. Raise your hand, Miss Lehif with the check-in. Want to help her. And of course, the whole admin team helps with the parking and all the seating. And of course, we can't forget Quinton Hammock, our wonderful tech guy in the back. He's in charge of all the wonderful technology here. So, I want to thank him. And of course, our superintendent, Bob Fischer. He gets to join us this year. So, welcome Mr. Fiser. Last year, he was at a fun meeting. So, we'll go ahead and start our program. Um, we start in this great way. We have a great talented students here at Carile. Um, I did know her

004in fifth grade. It kind of makes me sad. They all grow up. But welcome. She's going to start us with the Star Spangle Banner. So, everyone, please stand, face the flag, and welcome Madison Temple. >> [applause] >> Oh, say can you see by the dawn [singing] early light? What so proudly we hel [singing] at the twilight last gleaming who's brought stripes and bright stars [singing] through the perilous [singing] fight. For the ramparts we watched [singing] were so gallently streaming. And the rockets are regular. [screaming] The bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was [singing] still there. Oh, say does that star [singing] spangle B [singing] for the land of the free and the home of the brave. [applause] >> [applause] >> Hey, you can't get any better than that. Give

005her another big round of applause. Excellent job, [screaming] Madison. Excellent job. [applause] And I know we're all fighting that change of weather, cold. Um, excellent job. >> All right, let's talk about the history of Veterans Day a little bit. I promise I'll be pretty quick. Um, we know Veterans Day began as Armistice Day in 1919 to commemorate com commemorate the end of World War I and was made a legal holiday in 1938. Following World War II and the Korean War, the holiday was changed to Veterans Day in 1954 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to honor all American veterans who have served the nation both in times of war and peace. Armmesus Day 1919. The first anniversary of the November 11th, 1918 Armmesus that ended World War I was commemorated with a moment of silence. This

006day became known as Armmesus Day, a day to honor veterans of the Great War and a day to celebrate World Peace. In 1921, the United States buried its first unknown soldier from World War I in Arlington Cemetery on Armmesus Day. In 1938, Congress passed a resolution making November 11th a legal federal holiday holiday dedicated to the cause of world peace. But guess what? Kids were still at school. But that's okay. Veterans Day 1954. After World War II and the Korean War, there was a desire to honor all who had served in the US military, not just those who fought in World War I. In 1954, US Representative Ed Ed Edward Reese proposed a bill to change Armmesus Day to Veterans Day. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into law, officially changing the name and

007intent of the holiday to honor all veterans. A brief return to October. A 1968 law moved the observation to the fourth Monday in October, creating a 3-day weekend. Due the historical significance of November 11th, this change was unpopular. And in 1975, President Gerald Ford signed a law moving the holiday back to the original date of November 11th, which took effect in 1978. So, that's just a little brief history of Veterans Day and why we celebrate that. Um, again, veterans, this is an honor for me to do this every year. And this is the fun part. I get to introduce all of you, hopefully get it right. This year, every veteran, our first graders worked really hard. You're getting a thank you card from our first grade students. You are getting artwork from our fifth grade

008students and you're also getting a great pen to help um just a little token of thank you. It just says it says support our veterans and again just a pin hopefully to help you remember this day. So our students um I was going to have sixth grade come up and help with this but we'll have our students up here help passing that out. Is that okay? Student council. So yeah. So there'll be plenty of help. So we're going to start and we're no exact science to this. We're going to start with the first row here. If you could try to stay in order, we're going to line you up here on the stage and I'll call you one at a time once we get up here. Just like last year and then you guys can

009decide like maybe just put the pins on the chair. >> Yep. Each veteran gets one of those. Each veteran gets three things. Yep. >> And again, we definitely don't practice this. And it's new this year. If a family member wants to come walk across the stage with the veteran and you can Oh, you can wait. You can wait a second till I call your name. Salty. Sorry, he's ready. He's a Bengal fan. He's ready. Um, if any family member wants to come up with the veteran to walk across the stage, you're more than welcome. So, again, any family member wants to come with their veteran to walk across the stage, please come join them now because once I get started, it is like a college graduation, you know, we run them through pretty quick. And

010then people that signed in just today and didn't RSVP, we do make sure we get you at the end. And as always, if we missed anyone signing in, let's make sure everyone does get recognized. >> And they didn't check. You are just Mr. Albert, right? >> Oh, he didn't show up. So, he just wasn't here. Okay, I'll still say his name, though. Cool. >> All right. >> He's not in his chair. There you go. All right. So, our first gentleman is not here today, but it was Josiah Albert, and he was Navy four years. We can still honor him. Give him a big round of applause even though he's not here. [applause] All right, our first one that is here 20 years air force Rich Allen come on across the stage [applause] with his granddaughters

011I assume. Awesome. >> All right, our next one. Army three years. John Baker. [applause] >> Our next one, Marines, four years, Ryan Barry. [applause] Oh, and he has the family with him. That's awesome. [applause] We know all of those children. That is awesome. Then we have, it says Jeff Boore, Air Force, seven years. >> [applause] [applause] >> James Bowman, Army, 23 years. [applause] [applause] Then we have Ken Brewer, Army. It didn't say the number of years. Is Ken here? Two years. Come on, cross. [applause] Is that granddaughter? We greatg granddaughter. That's awesome. We definitely know Kinley. >> She must be named after you. And then we have Army three years Lee Brewer. [applause] [applause] And I don't think he made it today, but I don't want to discount it if he did. There was a

012Jorge Bernett, Air Force 20 years. Oh, he did make it. This didn't make the check-in. That's fine. Come on across. [applause] Thank you for your service. Thank you. Oh, we I appreciate it. All right. Then we have Hayden Codill, Army Eight Years. [applause] >> [applause] >> Then we have Mr. Lester Charlton. Army seven years. Oh, he didn't come. Oh, Lester. He just went up. It's fine. And Kendall's coming. We'll let him come on up. again. Give him a big round of applause. Lester Charlton. [applause] And then he didn't get checked in, but I don't know if he made it. Tim Childers, Navy, eight years. Oh, he did make it. Come on over. [applause] >> [applause] >> Then we have Craig Collins, Army three years. [applause] [applause] We have Brian Colton, Army 15 years. [applause] We

013have Nicole Cox, Navy, two years. [applause] I don't know if he made it. He didn't get checked off. Jonathan Crawford, Marines, eight years. No, didn't make it. Still give him a big round of applause. [applause] And Miss Sharon Curtis, Air Force. How many years? >> Five years. That's awesome. >> Is that your grandkids or great grandkids? Grandkids. [laughter] All right. Give that first group a big round of applause. The first row. All right. [applause] All right. If our second row kind of wants to stand up and start heading over there, >> that'd be great. again. If you see their family member, please join them. Students, even if you're a fifth grade singer later or fourth grade or any of the primary students, if you want to walk across the stage with your veteran, please join

014them. All right, our next one got checked off, but I'm not sure if we're in the right order. We had Joe Desh Army. >> Is Joe here? Oh. Oh, we might need to do reverse order. What did we do here? What did Mr. Wester do here? I can figure this out. >> You guys don't have to be >> I learned my ABCs early in elementary. Miss Dear Wester should be able to figure this out. We'll go down to Huber. So, are you Stephanie? All right, come on across. Stephanie Huber, Air Force, 11 years. [applause] Then are you must be then you are Sherry Hopton, Navy. Awesome. Three years. [applause] Thank you for your service. >> Then we have Mr. Jeff Hooks, Army, eight years. [cheering] [applause] And then we have Randall Hoba, Air Force, 21

015years. [applause] Now, they didn't get checked in, but they still might have made it in. John Heckler, Army, 26 years. Did he make it in? Nope. We still give him a big round of applause. And then we had a Vernon Hasty from the Marines 10 years. I do I don't think he made it in today. I actually saw an email about that, but you still give him a big round of applause. Then we have my Carlin Army three years. [applause] Then we have Clinton Guthrie. Guthrie, I'm sorry. Clinton Guthrie, Navy, four years. [applause] Thank you for your >> And then this one didn't get checked off either, but they might be here. Samuel Grace, Army, one year. [applause] >> Then we have Doug Goings, Navy, six years. [applause] Thank you. Then this one didn't get

016checked off either, but Darren Gay, Air Force 8 years. Yeah, I thought that was you. [applause] You made it here. >> Then we have Derek Pops Fen, Army 505th Airborne, six years. [applause] Then we have Jimmy Estus, Navy, four years. [applause] >> Thank you for your service. >> Then we have Joseph Deun, Navy, 24 years. [applause] Is that your grandson? >> Then we have Joe Desh senior army eight years. [applause and cheering] [applause] >> Thank you. Then obviously we have Joe Dash Army eight years. He must be the junior. [applause] All right, please give that big round of veterans another big round of applause. [applause] All right, now Miss Dear Wester might try to get this right. Where's Bill Huber at? Is that you got Yeah. So you guys are the next So, if you

017could try to stay in that order. Yep. And go ahead and line up, that would be great. And Scott Hughes is there, too. Yep. We got y'all. Cool. >> Again, any family members that want to join them or students in the audience, you could go >> find your veteran at this time. And what a great turnout. With the cold weather, I was a little worried. So, this is awesome. >> All right, next round we have Bill Huber, Air Force 20 years. [applause] >> Then we have Scott Hughes, Army, six years. >> [applause] >> Thank you. Thank you so much. What a great family. >> And I always get his boys confused. I finally got them straight. Always mixed them up. Derek >> Oh, I don't want to say her last name wrong. >> Isles. Why

018did I get that wrong? Derek Isles. Army, four years. [applause] Thank you for your service. Uh oh, dropped my pin. [applause] All right, then we have Jonathan Jordan, Marine, six years. [applause] Thank you. Thank you for your [applause] service. >> Then we have Bruce Kelly, Air Force Four years. >> [applause] >> Thank you for your service. Thank you so much. Are these your grandkids or great grand? >> Oh, with his great grandkids. That is awesome. Then we have Luke Lebrin's Army. Nine years. [applause] You got a whole coffee. Then you have Nick Lamb, Army four years. [applause] >> Then we have Jan Millard, Army three years. [applause and cheering] Thank you for your service. >> Then we have Ken Moore, Air Force, 22 years. Awesome. [applause] I hope we're being appropriate over there in the

019front when we clap. Yeah. And Miss Dear, if you guys know me, Miss Dear Wester is not the principal to let bad behavior just keep going on. Sorry. But anyway, we got to be respectful when we clap. All right. Next. Um, she didn't get checked in, but hopefully I don't know if she came or not. I don't think she Oh, yes, you did. Jennifer Morland, Army 17 years. [applause] >> And she had the best first name ever. So [applause] there is a lot of Jennifers in the world for some reason. All right. Jonas Na, is it Nyox? I'm sorry. Nyox Air Force four years. Thank you, Mr. Jonas. That's what I'll call you. [laughter] And he didn't get checked in, but I'm not sure if he made it. Steve Navara. Oh, good. Come on in.

020Is that Army? How many years, sir? Seven. Seven years. Oh, yeah. All right. Then we have Michael Nie, Marines. Did he make it? No, didn't make it. All right. Then we have Joshua Joshua Nolan, Marines and National Guard, 22 years. I don't think he made it either. Oh. All right. We know he's here. Chris Perry, Army, six years. [applause] Thank you for your service. >> And then we have John Pika, Air Force, 33 years. >> [applause] >> Now that's a career. He looks way too young to have 33 years of service. I'm only 28 years of education and I look like this. So hey, he's doing something right now. I don't know if he made it. He didn't get checked off. Ryan Pika, Air Force. Oh yeah, there's Ryan. Six years didn't make it. [applause]

021You must be brother. Is that your dad or your brother? >> Dad. >> Nice. And that was his father. That is awesome. So, son and father. >> All right. Please give that round of veterans a big round of applause. What a great turnout again. All right. Next row starts with Wesley Pies. I know Wesley. Yeah. Wesley, if you just want to circle that row around there. Yeah. Me and Wesley like the Bengals, so we bond over pain every year. >> You know, it's kind of ironic. I've done this now for a few ever since I've been here except during co. Every year at this time, I complain about my Bengals, but what do we have in common? Buckeyes. We can always look forward to watching them, right? >> Oh, >> IO. Yes. All right. Ready

022for the next round? Again, any students out there that want to join their family members, please come up. >> Oh, and I love the Bengals jersey. How nice. All right, first one of the next round we have Wesley Pies Marines four years. [applause] I'll miss his daughter when she goes to the other side next year. >> And then we have Ronald Pritchard, Army four years. [applause] Yeah. Nice. >> And then I don't know if he made it today. There was Anthony Re, Army, four years. Did Anthony make it? No, I didn't think so. All right. Next, we have Robert Reese, Navy, six years. Robert make it. [applause] [cheering] >> That's awesome. You guys have more than one family member then that was in the armed forces. That's awesome. And they didn't get checked off, so

023I'm not sure if they made it. There was a Derek Richards Marines four years. No. All right, we still give him a round of applause. [applause] Then we have Joseph Rosenacker, Marines, 12 years. [applause] >> And then they didn't get checked off either, so I'm not sure if they made it. There's a Mike Ryherd. Marines five years. Oh, he did make it. Good. And then we have Michael Cesman, Army, 19 years. [applause] >> That's your dad, Lillian, huh? Congratulations. You got a wonderful daughter. And then we have Mark Sllayton, Marines, four years [cheering and applause] >> with a gang of children, the Bishops and the Louiswises. Awesome. >> Are those all your grandkids? >> Oh, nieces and nephews. That is awesome. Then we have um Eugene Smith, Army three years. Not sure if they made

024it. They weren't checked off. Okay, we still give them a round of applause. Then we have Kevin Stackler, Navy or Stacker, sorry. Kevin Stackler, Navy Eight years. I have said their last name wrong ever since I've known them. [laughter] We have Curtis Stadv, Air Force 20 years. [applause] National Guard 19 years. [applause] >> Then we have Jeff Swu, Air Force 13 years. [applause] >> Thank you. >> You You have beautiful And then we have Randolph Simon, Army two years. [applause] >> I love your jersey. >> Thank you for your service. >> And then we have Brendan Taylor, Army 13 years. >> [applause] >> Then we have Ron Temple, Army two years. [applause] >> And then I'm not sure if you guys signed in on this. What's your name, sir? >> Oh, okay. Cool. Did you

025get signed in? Oh, I see it. Duh. Mr. West. Chad Weaver. Army. Three years. Come on across. Chad. [applause] Sorry. [applause] >> All right. Please give that round of veterans a big round of applause. Awesome job. [applause] All right. Next, Mr. Thomas, your row can come on up. And then any extras that didn't RSVP that signed in um could come up here now. Also, >> we're almost to the end of honoring our wonderful veterans, but I do appreciate you coming every year, too. Any suggestions on how we can make it more fun, just let me know. >> But it's awesome getting to say your names. Again, just um students, if you see a family member, again, you can come on over. And Joey, you could go ahead and get in line, too. Honey, you'll be

026the last one I mentioned. So, if you just want to get in line. All right. This next young man was a wonderful fourth grade teacher in my building. Then it was too easy for him, so he went to the high school. Mr. Ryan Thomas, Marines, four years. [applause] [applause] All right. And then we had, they didn't get checked in, but I'm not sure if they made it. Keelin Vargas. [applause] No. Okay. They didn't have their branch, so all right. Then we had Barry Vyers, Marines, eight years. [applause] And then we had um they didn't get checked off, but they might have made it in. Dustin Watt Wadinger, Marines, four years. Dustin. [applause] Nope. Then we had Zack Walker, Sergeant First Class Army. Oh, there he is. He's still active. 14 years. Awesome. [applause] Then we

027have Chad Weaver, Army. Three years. Chad make it already did him. Yep. I'm going nuts. Sorry. I think I did already do Chad. Okay. And then Ken Williams. It says, "Army Korean War, four years." Did Ken make it? [applause] There's Ken. Come on across. [cheering] >> Great. That's awesome. >> With his great grandkids. Isn't that awesome? >> [snorts] >> All right. Then we had some um that signed in today, which is fine. We had Michael Harren, Army 8 years. Michael, [applause] >> thank you for your service. >> And then we had it looks like Alexander Suml. >> [applause] >> for six years. Was it Army? Good. Congratulations. And then it looks like was it Charles Johnson? Yeah. Come on across, Charles. [applause] >> Which bridge, sir? >> Nice. six years Army, six years National Guard.

028So that's awesome. [applause] Then we had Katie Williams. Eight years. [applause] You walked across the lot, boys. Which branch? Army. Army was her branch. Awesome. Miss Williams. Then we had John Agnu, Marine Corpse. So, it looks like [applause] four years. They're more nervous than the kids. >> You got awesome kids. >> All right. And then we have um Joey Pawpaw's representing Omar McGee. He was two years Army. Omar, raise your hand over there. He's in the background. didn't make it up on stage, but Joey's gonna get his gift. And Joey, you're his grandson, right? And obviously granddaughters. Yes. All right. And we have one more that didn't make the list. Come on down. You're [applause] sandy. Randy. Okay. Temper Army. >> Randy Temper. Army two years. Give him a round of applause. [applause] All right,

029please give our helpers a big round of applause for helping out. [applause] You guys can be seated, too. All right. Now, I do want to make sure before we move on with the program, I did not forget any veterans out there. Any veterans that came? Oh, God. Yay. I didn't forget any. That's awesome. All right. We're very lucky. Um, this year we hired our music teacher was here for 35 years and she retired. We have a new one, Miss Hugh. She's doing a great job upstairs. [cheering] [screaming] >> So now, under the direction of Miss Hughes, our fifth graders are going to sing you a song called Everyday Heroes. What are you talking about? All right. Test. Test. All right. We should be ready. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Who can see [music] who is

030strong and who might be? Can we know [music] who is paid? [singing] Who will sacrifice to save [music] all [singing] around? Who can see [music] what their fate is meant to be? [singing] Can we know who is brave? who will [singing] sacrifice [music] to save. [music] Someone cries out every day. [music] Every day someone [music] [music] every day people just [music] like you. Every day there are heroes. [music] [applause] All right. Oh, I'm sorry. Please give our fifth grade students and Miss Hughes another big round of applause. Applause. [applause] Let's hear she's losing her voice. And we did have it was Addison Emmens and Daisy Strunk help with the solo part. So, great job Daisy and Addison. [applause] All right. So, our next part of our program is our hero letters. We did have three

031of our sixth grade students write letters um to the veterans today. So, they're going to come up and read their veteran veteran letters out loud. Who wants to? We'll have Riley Thomas go first. Oh, her and Ellie are doing it together. So, Ellie Hooks and Riley Thomas. That's okay. We definitely don't practice, so that's okay. All right, >> you guys. Good. >> While we were here at home, they traveled land and sea >> to make sure we stayed safe >> to protect and keep us free. >> Words are not enough to give them what they're due. >> On Veterans Day, please thank them for their service. >> To me, and to you. >> Please say thank you. Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force, too. >> Fighting hard for me and you. >> Protecting our freedom

032every day, >> making it possible to work and play. >> Your star shine so very bright >> every day and every night. >> On Veterans Day, we honor all >> who answered to a service call. >> Soldiers young and soldiers old, >> fought for freedom brave and bold. >> And though we may not know each name, >> we thank all veterans just the same. [applause] Great job, ladies. [applause] Next, we have Miss Annabelle Stags. The hearts that didn't make it home are looking down being proud of the things we accomplish with eyes wide wishing that was their reality while gaining the spark back in their eyes they had when they were young. Watching every home run, touchdown, back handspring, goal, and A+. Cheering, wishing they could be there. smiling when you look up before pitching

033the last strike, scoring the winning six points, finally being able to land or getting a 100 out of 100 on that one spelling test you finally remember to stud on to study on. They remember that they were just a bit older or younger than you when they decided to join the military. They knew fighting on their battlefield, whether it was in the sky, water, on or on land, was the biggest honor they had besides watching you grow up. They may not have been there to to hold your hand, but they're watching you from afar, never leaving your heart. [applause] >> They actually did an excellent job. Please give them all three, Riley, Ellie, and Annabelle, big round of applause. Excellent job, ladies. [applause] All right, we're almost at the end of our program. Um, I'm

034very excited. Um, I want to recognize Eric Ivy and Nicole Leven. if you just raise your hand back there. There are support back there for our little kiddos that need some extra help with some things. Um, Miss Loveven is our new school counselor. She's new to us this year and Miss Ivy's our mental health therapist. You've been here probably five or six years now. Yeah, it seems like it. But so, next is a video from our kindness club. That's something Miss Ivy and Miss um Loveven work together at. Um, and kindness club and student council, they put together a video to thank our veterans. So, at this time, hopefully it'll play well. We're going to show our video. >> I'd like to thank all my family members that been in the military. I want to

035give a shout out to both my grandpas, Don Newman and Fred Barnes, for serving the military. >> I want to thank all my family that served in the military. >> I would like to thank my mom for serping the military. They were very great. I would like to thank my papa Jeffrey officer for serving in the army. >> I would like to thank my [music] cousin Edmond for serving in the army for 10 years. I would like to thank my grandpa Rad Boy for serving in the military. >> I would like to thank my uncle Andrew Fred for serving in the military. >> I would like to thank my dad Ryan Barry for serving in the Marine Corps. >> I would like to thank my papa Kenbury for serving in the army. I would like

036to [music] thank my cousin Isaac Talifer for serving four years in the army. >> I want to give a shout out to my grandpa who was in the Air Force. I want to thank my dad Jeff Hooks for being in the army. I would like to thank my grandpa George Brunette for serving in the Air Force for 20 years. I want to give a shout out to Bill Cotton. He was part of the military. I don't know what ranch he was. Uh and I want to say thank you to all the veterans that were in the military. I would like to give a shout out to West Pies, my dad, for being a very brave soldier in the Marine Corps. And I want to say thank you to all the veterans who fought for our

037country. >> I just want to give a shout out to Bradley Hurst who served in the military. He was very brave and I think he deserved the shout out on Veterans Day. Thank you. Thank you. And again, what a great video. So, give Miss Ivy, kindness club members, student council, a big round of applause. Great, great video this year. [applause] All right. And in closing, every year it gets a little sad for me, but I'm not going to cry this year. I'm getting older. But no, I was blessed to have my grandpa serve in the military. And he passed away in 91. Really hard for me because I will still cry. But um he was World War II, so he would have been he was born in um February 1st, 1966. So he would have

038been 100 years old obviously next February if he was still alive. But he passed at I feel like a young age now. 65 seems young to me now, but um I was a senior at Ohio or not a senior, I wish. I was a freshman at Ohio State when he passed and I was homesick. It was horrible. So, I came home and I finished and did my schooling at Wright State, which wasn't a bad thing. But, um, I have a lot of respect for each and every one of you. Um, when he was in the army, he was stationed over in Germany and he was the head cook. So, he knew everyone. He wasn't out on the battlefield, but he cooked the best mashed potatoes you will ever eat in your life. That's what I

039remember about him in Thanksgiving time. Um, so again, great guy. His name was Kelly Dear Wester. So, let's honor my grandpa. Give him a big round of applause. [applause] So, all right. Now, I'm done crying. All right. So, um, again, thank you veterans every year for coming. Um, if you did RSVP, remember there is a brunch right after this. It's at the community church on 780 Fairview. It's the one right over here by the cemetery. So, again, that brunch will start at 10:30. So, you'll have some time to get over there with your family members. I am lucky um myself and 10 sixth grade student council members are going to go over with me. So, we're going to help serve the veterans that are going over there. So, hopefully I'll get to see some of

040you over there after the program. So, again, thank you. Um teachers, students, staff, again, everyone that helps with this and everyone that comes. I truly do thank each and every one of you. Um at this time, we will um get rid of some students. No, I'm just kidding. K3, if veterans could stay seated. Our K3 students, if you could go back with Mr. Milner, he's going to make sure you get back to class um safely. So, all of our K3 students that came with their guests. Now, again, I know a few of you might be signing them out to take them to the brunch. You will have to sign them out through the main office if you plan on doing that, but I didn't know that many that were going to actually do that. But

041some of you might be doing that, which is fine. So again, K3 students All right. Next, we'll [music] start with our fifth grade dismissal. Veterans, if you could kind of just stay for just a second here while we get while our students go back to class. Fifth grade students first on this side. Fourth grade students, great job. Fourth grade, you are a great audience today. Should I be able to go with my grandpa? >> [music] >> again. Good job, fifth grade. Veterans all have a good day. receipt. >> That's a nice hat. >> I don't know if anyone here left this, but this is a really nice hat. Buckeyes hat. No. Mr. Franco don't want it. All right, fourth grade, if you want to start the back row, start dismissing fourth grade, that'd be great.

042Thank you, fourth graders, for being a great audience. Hello. Heat.

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