Syosset's Robbins Lane Students Greet Veterans

Submitted by Syosset Schools

In recognition of Veterans Day, students at Robbins Lane Elementary School, in the Syosset School District, welcomed a platoon of Armed Force veterans from all four branches of the military, representing nearly every major American conflict.

Music students in Catherine Da Silva’s class sat at the music podium and asked questions of the veterans who are members of the American Legion Post 175 and the VFW Post 6394 in Syosset. The guests ranged from Vietnam and Korean War veterans to 93-year-old WWII Navy veteran Gus Scutari, who shared his experiences enlisting, coming home after the victory and dancing to Benny Goodman.

After the veterans answered questions such as, “what did you eat in the war,” and “did you make a lot of friends in the military,” the students sang “The Fifty Nifty United States” to their guests as Da Silva accompanied them on piano.

The students also thanked them for their service with decorated thank-you cards for the veterans to take home.