More Than 80 Veterans Attend Roye-Williams Ceremony

The students and staff at Roye-Williams Elementary School provided a hero’s welcome for veterans on Wednesday.

Each grade made something special for the veterans, who received songs, thank you notes and flowers.

Outside the auditorium, the school put up a “Wall of Honor,” where students posted pictures of their special vets, how they were related, where they served and other details.

A brother and sister whose father is in the Army wrote: “Our Daddy is a first sergeant. He has had to go on six overseas tours. We miss him when he’s gone but Mommy says he has to go be a hero.”

Students hand-wrote thank you notes and delivered them to the guests of honor, who served from various parts of the military, from the Marines to the Air Force.

Video: The third grade made a flag and presented it to their guests.