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The entire student body sang "God
Bless America" to the veterans and audience members. They were
accompanied by Lee Greenwood's version of the patriotic song.
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Wayne and Marlene Schrader accepted a check
for $60 from the students, on behalf of veterans at the VA
hospital in Danville. The Schraders volunteer at the hospital.
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Ray Wiedle, of Land of Lincoln Honor
Flight, thanked the students for a $172 check that will help to
cover expenses in sending a veteran to visit memorials
in Washington, D.C.
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Twenty-four Hartsburg-Emden area
veterans attended the special program in their honor at Emden Grade
School on Thursday. |
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Veterans attending the special
program represented the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and
National Guard.
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Nine WWII veterans were honored at
the veterans program. They included Virgil Leesman, Weldon Eaton,
Don McAfee, Orvil Shaffer, Wendell Cross, Roy Redding and John Dust.
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