Unity’s Veterans Day program: “They sacrificed their lives for us”

MENDON — Unity fifth-grader Hudson Fischer already has figured out why veterans are important. “Because they sacrificed their lives for us,” Hudson said. Hudson was happy to accompany his grandpa, U.S. Army veteran Kenny Hardin, for the school district’s Veterans Day program. Holding such programs is important “so that our younger generation remembers the veterans no matter who they are,” Hardin said. More than 100 middle and high school students joined more than 60 veterans for breakfast on Friday morning, followed by a program featuring music, presentations, recognition for this year’s spotlight veteran, Jack Roberts, and guest speaker Barry Cheyne. Cheyne, who served 28 years in the U.S. Air Force, talked about creating and seizing opportunity, citing examples from his own career, and encouraged the audience to do the same thing for others. “It’s good that veterans and people who have served in the military have a chance to talk to students.

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