Students treated to Veterans Day program
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A special assembly program was presented at the school to honor all veterans featuring guest speakers and a military musical presentation by the Silver and Gold Band. Members of the Warren County High School color guard presented the colors.
Veterans Day honors all veterans, both living and dead, who have served in the U.S. armed services in times of war. The date was first observed to mark the one-year anniversary of the end of World War I in 1919. In 1954, President Eisenhower signed a bill proclaiming Nov. 11 as Veterans Day.
Bobby Ray principal Bonnie Collier, students and staff also took the opportunity to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their school. A large birthday cake, complete with candles and balloons, served as the focal point of the gathering.
A tribute to Bobby Ray was given by friend and fellow soldier, Mike Galligan. He remembered Ray as a young man very much like the students seated on the bleachers.
“I always will remember Bobby as a young, fun-loving man, who went to school here just like you are, fidgeting on the bleachers, just like you are – not the soldier he became,” said Galligan.
Other speakers included World War II Navy veteran Will H. Cathcart, Vietnam veteran Charles Collier, Desert Storm veteran Franklin Noblin, Iraq conflict veteran Jason Cripps and Vietnam veteran Thomas Vaughn. Members of the VFW and American Legion honor guard were also present and recognized for their many years of community service.