By: BHS News Staff
November 15, 2022
The first celebration using the term Veterans Day occurred in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1947. A World War II veteran organized “National Veterans Day,” which included a parade and other festivities to honor all veterans. The event was held on November 11, then designated Armistice Day.
Last Friday, the Brooklyn School held a ceremony honoring current veterans and also the ones who are not here with us anymore.
There was a full crowd of students supporting the veterans. Administrators and teachers mentioned specific veterans, where they fought, and what groups they were in. When this occurred, the veterans stood up, and students walked up and gave them a red, white, and blue carnation as a sign of patriotic appreciation. Different colored carnations were donated by Pawlak’s Flowers, located in Parma. Thank you Pawlak’s for your donation.
The choir then sang The National Anthem and America The Beautiful.
Then, a number of veterans spoke about their experiences, while some families spoke about veterans in their family and all that they went through serving this country.
Mrs Green, a third grade teacher at the Brooklyn School, was also honored as a Navy veteran. She said, “Looking back, I’m thankful for the experience, and I focused on what I wanted.”
In the auditorium, there was also a missing man table representing those who never came back to their families and friends. The candle represented the everlasting hope for the missing person(s), the round table represented the continuous concern for the missing person(s), and the white tablecloth represented the purity of the missing person(s) motives.
The students from the National Junior Honors Society, led by Mrs. Frate, held up flags of every branch in a touching honor for all veterans.
Also, students from the National Junior Honors Art Society, led by Mrs. Becker, painted carnations for the veterans as a gift along with a poem.
Thank you to all veterans for serving and sacrificing for us!
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