We must always remember, lest we forget.
I know Veteran's Day isn't officially until tomorrow (the aniversery of the armistice in WWI), but our school still decided to celebrate it today.
First, let me go on the record by saying that although I may not support every war, I will always support those brave enough to serve in them. We owe a great deal to our veterans, and we shouldn't forget that.
Back to my day at school today. As part of student government, I helped serve breakfast to the members of the local American Legion post who were guests for the day. I can't put into words the good I felt by helping these old men who had served their country enjoy the holiday dedicated to them.
After that, the entire school had an assembly over Veteran's Day. There, we listened to stories of veterans from various wars. This included our shop teacher, who is a retired Liutenent Colonel who has served in Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Things started to get dull, but then I was suprised to find that I was a county winner in the Legion's Americanism and Government test. Even better, my eassy response was the one read by one of the veterans before the winners were announced. I'll post what I wrote as soon as I can get a copy, but everyone there loved my eassy, and congratulated me. After that, we had a great slide show of the purpose of Veteran's Day, in which the dramtic yet soft music of the Halo 2 credits was played (the song has no name, as far as I'm aware).
Now, it may seem that I'm getting mushy, but today was one of the finest days I've ever had. Never before have my peers, my parents, and my community been so proud of me. And never before have I been so proud of myself. The awards I was given were more than accomplishments, they were a reminder of what we must never forget: Those that have lived-and died-for us should not be forgotten. Never.
First, let me go on the record by saying that although I may not support every war, I will always support those brave enough to serve in them. We owe a great deal to our veterans, and we shouldn't forget that.
Back to my day at school today. As part of student government, I helped serve breakfast to the members of the local American Legion post who were guests for the day. I can't put into words the good I felt by helping these old men who had served their country enjoy the holiday dedicated to them.
After that, the entire school had an assembly over Veteran's Day. There, we listened to stories of veterans from various wars. This included our shop teacher, who is a retired Liutenent Colonel who has served in Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Things started to get dull, but then I was suprised to find that I was a county winner in the Legion's Americanism and Government test. Even better, my eassy response was the one read by one of the veterans before the winners were announced. I'll post what I wrote as soon as I can get a copy, but everyone there loved my eassy, and congratulated me. After that, we had a great slide show of the purpose of Veteran's Day, in which the dramtic yet soft music of the Halo 2 credits was played (the song has no name, as far as I'm aware).
Now, it may seem that I'm getting mushy, but today was one of the finest days I've ever had. Never before have my peers, my parents, and my community been so proud of me. And never before have I been so proud of myself. The awards I was given were more than accomplishments, they were a reminder of what we must never forget: Those that have lived-and died-for us should not be forgotten. Never.