On Thursday, November 10th, Springfield students and the community were privileged to honor local Veterans in honor of Veterans Day! Treven Batterton led the Pledge of Allegiance and Ella Swanson welcomed the Veterans and presented a short history of Veterans Day. Bryann Forrest recognized all the veterans that were present and Tyanne Miller Introduced those in attendance to the Quilts of Valor Club. Ella Swanson, Jackie Grigat, Tyanne Miller, Treven Batterton, Bryann Forrest, Cooper Stolebarger, and Bay Ellis had the honor of introducing our local heroes! Those Veterans honored that were not in attendance were Kenneth McEndree, Guy Hutches, and Todd Hutches. Bryann Forrest led the closing ceremony and Carter Barnes concluded the event by playing Taps. Thank you to all those involved and thank you to our brave men and women that serve in the military!
“On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free.” Dan Lipinski
Springfield Web Link Honoring Veterans Day