liberty students honor the veterans in their lives

By Maddy Dahl

According to Morrison Forester, Veteran’s Day celebrates and honors America’s veterans for their love of the country and their willingness to serve and sacrifice for America. Veteran’s Day is held every year on Nov. 11 because the hostilities in World War I were released on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. 

Barrett Hall, a sophomore at Liberty High School, had a father who served in the Marines. He also has a grandfather who served in the Air Force.

“Veterans Day means…honoring the people who died and remembering them,” Hall said, “[My family] honors and recognizes Veterans Day by going to a memorial, seeing our relatives that passed that are veterans, and supporting other families.”

 Senior Jillian Deeds has a father and an aunt who served in the Marines. She explained, “Veterans Day means honoring the people who have sacrificed their lives so you could live.” To honor Veterans Day, Deeds and her family have dinner and discuss her father’s stories from when he served.

Sophomore Cassie Bancroft has an older brother in the Army, a grandfather who served in the Air Force, a grandfather who served in the Army, and two cousins who have served in the Marines and Air Force. 

Bancroft said, “Veterans Day means to recognize and appreciate…the people who have served in our country [and] what they’ve done for us,” she continued, “We…give our relatives…a call and say… thank you for all that you’ve done…”

Sophomore Logan Bond has a father in the Navy who served in the 1990s. He explains, “I think it’s a good day to celebrate who served for our country.”