Bostian Elementary students show their love for veterans
Published 12:00 am Thursday, November 14, 2019
Submitted photo Bostian Elementary School Principal Cory Stirewalt with poster contest winners Mckenzie Powers and Landon Fleming and AMVETS Dept. of North Carolina Third Vice Commander Mark Beaver.
Submitted photo Bostian Heights Elementary School fourth-grader Mckenzie Powers' Americanism contest winning poster.
Submitted photo Landon Fleming's winning poster in the Americanism contest. He is a third-grader at Bostian Elementary School.
The veterans’ group AMVETS annually sponsors an Americanism Contest for schools across the U.S. in grades kindergarten through 12.
The theme for 2018-19 was “Why you should thank a veteran.”
The winners at Bostian Heights Elementary School were honored Tuesday with a presentation that included Mark Beaver, third vice commander of the AMVETS Department of North Carolina.
Mckenzie Powers, a fourth-grader, wrote: “These men and women have served so that we may have choices. They are not forced to, yet willingly fight for our country. Many leave behind family members and may go months, even years before returning home. Veterans are those young and old who bravely served for our freedom.”
Third-grader Landon Fleming wrote: “I would say thank you to a veteran because they risked their lives for our freedom. They also sacrificed time with their family and friends to protect our country and our freedom. My picture represents soldiers in active duty, honoring lives that were lost, and American freedom. Thank you, veterans!”
Mckenzie’s mother, Jatana Powers, along with her grandparents, Deborah Patterson and Gary Patterson, attended the ceremony. Landon’s father, Tony Fleming, also was there.
