{"id":124702,"date":"2019-11-09T08:36:13","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T13:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=124702"},"modified":"2019-11-11T08:46:49","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T13:46:49","slug":"lview-honors-those-who-served-at-veterans-day-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2019\/11\/09\/lview-honors-those-who-served-at-veterans-day-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincolnview honors those who served"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>DAVE MOSIER\/<\/strong><em>independent editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lincolnview-Veterans-Day-event-11-8-19-Veterans.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124704\" width=\"350\" height=\"187\"\/><figcaption><strong>Military veterans and family members stand to be recognized during Lincolnview&#8217;s Veterans Day assembly held Friday in the high school gymnasium.  <\/strong><em>photos by Dave Mosier\/Van Wert independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in Lincolnview Local School District honored military veterans during the school\u2019s annual Veterans Day program held in the high school gymnasium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program began with the presentation of the colors by a honor guard and the singing of \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d by third- and fourth-grade students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Veterans were then welcomed to the school by teacher Stephanie Renner, who created the program in honor of her grandfather, who was a veteran, and continues to coordinate the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Students Jack Dunlap, Ethan Scaggs, and Jacob Grubb then read a Veterans Day prayer, followed by Superintendent Jeff Snyder\u2019s reading of a Veterans Day proclamation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 89 military veterans, accompanied by family members, were then presented with certificates honoring their service by teacher Rachel Rohrs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lincolnview-Veterans-Day-event-11-8-19-Wiley.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124705\"\/><figcaption><strong>State VFW officer Colleen Wiley speaks to veterans and students on Friday.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Guest speaker for the event was Colleen Wiley, a state Veterans of Foreign Wars officer, who talked about the sacrifices veterans make for their fellow Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey leave the families, their jobs, friends and the life that they know to fight for your freedom,\u201d Wiley said. \u201cTo me, that is the ultimate definition of a hero.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lincolnview seventh-grader Myles Moody then read a Veterans Day tribute, followed by a memorial to veterans who have passed on, and the rendering of \u201cTaps\u201d by Eric Miglin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eighth-grader Clayton Priest, who is also a member of Boy Scout Troop 32, then talked about the \u201cWreaths Across America\u201d program, followed by a video featuring each of Lincolnview\u2019s classes honoring veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lincolnview-Veterans-Day-collage-11-8-19.jpg?fit=960%2C650\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lincolnview-Veterans-Day-collage-11-8-19.jpg 960w, https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lincolnview-Veterans-Day-collage-11-8-19-550x372.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lincolnview-Veterans-Day-collage-11-8-19-768x520.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAVE MOSIER\/independent editor Students in Lincolnview Local School District honored military veterans during the school\u2019s annual Veterans Day program held in the high school gymnasium. The program began with the presentation of the colors by a honor guard and the singing of \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d by third- and fourth-grade students. 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