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Yankton Middle School Hosts Veterans Day Program

Yankton Middle School Hosts Veterans Day Program

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Yankton Middle School students and staff hosted a Veterans Day program Tuesday morning entitled “Honoring Our Veterans.” The program focused on service members past and present from the Yankton area.
Lauren Bruenig an 8th grader read from her VFW Patriots Pen Contest Essay on “What Freedom Means”……

Bruenig, in her essay, says freedom should be celebrated….

Middle School Principal, Todd Dvoracek (da-rah’-check) says everyone should have a part in thanking veterans….

All the branches of the military were recognized as were the service members from the area that lost their lives in the past decade.

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