Skype Send-Off

Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School third grade students in Ms. McCann and Mrs. Autino’s classes recently Skyped with United States Army Private Leander Martin. Martin is currently serving at Fort Campbell, KY after completing training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. He will soon deploy with his unit overseas. The Miller Place School District students asked the soldier questions about his job in the military, what his daily life is like and why he decided to join the army to serve his country. Each student thought of their own question and personally asked Private Martin during the Skype session. The students will continue the conversation with letters they will send to the soldier once he is settled in his deployment location.

Miller Place students began writing to Private Martin after learning he had lost his parents as a teenager, and therefore, was not receiving any correspondence from home. The students aimed to provide a sense of home for the soldier, while learning about military life and the importance of sacrifice and courage.

Photo 1: Third grade students at Miller Place School District’s Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School recently Skyped with United States Army Private Leander Martin to ask questions about his life in the military.

Photo 2: Miller Place School District students in the Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School thought of and personally asked United States Army Private Leander Martin questions concerning military life during a Skype conversation before his deployment. The students will write Private Martin letters once he is settled in his deployment location.