Unable to participate in their customary Veterans Day events, students enrolled in the U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Shepard High School still found a way to express their support for those serving in the American armed forces.
Students, who currently stay at home for remote learning during the resurgent pandemic, volunteered to come to school and decorate the fence running along Ridgeland Avenue with the message “Thank You Veterans.”
Major (ret.) Dan Johnson and MSGT (ret.) Chris Saberniak, the JROTC instructors at Shepard, organized the group. Students who volunteered for the work included Jocelyn Anaya, Andrew Cain, Joseph Cinkus, Trent Dixon, Ally Gillono, Jackson Gillono, and Meyah Sanchez.
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Shepard JROTC traditionally volunteers to provide colorguard for the Veterans Day event at Independence Junior High School in Palos Heights.
