Veteran's Day Celebration at School

 Veteran's Day is always celebrated on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to remember the end of The Great War ("the war to end all wars") in 1918.   Since then, the holiday is the day set aside to thank and honor all of the great men and women who served honorably in the military - wartime or peacetime. 

Ramsey's school celebrated veterans and their service during a school assembly on Monday, November 13th.   Students were given the opportunity to invite special veterans that they knew.  They could write letters to them.   Ramsey wrote a letter to a Korean war veteran that we know (the kind older gentleman that we purchasing fishing bait from).  He invited him to the school's program and thanked him for his service.

Prior to the assembly, every student had written a thesis on "What Veteran's Day Means to Me".  Of all of the children in the school, Ramsey's was of the few chosen to be read on the Veterans' Day Remembrance Video.  The video was played during the school's celebration.  The link was shared with everyone so it could be forwarded on to veterans that the children new.  

Ramsey's words can be seen starting at around the 4:40 mark here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&feature=shared&fbclid=IwAR1ZzBB6bCaOOFyf2MpIcDekqQFbmApyEhuSGdWJ5Tdr1eHIZNfJnh_xQVQ&v=tmZzRLccKEM

Ramsey's words:

What Veterans' Day means to me is a symbol of courage, liberty, and sacrifice.  As a young World War I soldier said, "I will fight, I will die, I will endure, I will sacrifice.  I will do my utmost as if the entire struggle depended on me alone."

That information comes from one of Ronald Reagan's speeches from the 1980's (one of our favorites).  

The principal, Mrs. G, presented Ramsey with a SOAR slip for his excellent part in the Veterans' Day assembly and video.

In this household, we are patriots.  Ramsey is a patriot.  We celebrate and honor our military and country, with all of the sacrifices countless Americans have made to keep our country strong and GREAT.   God bless America!