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River View hosts ceremony for veterans
By Marianne Austin
River View High School hosted a veterans celebration in the auditorium on Nov . 14 .
Principal Josh Branch opened the ceremony by saying , “ It is our duty as citizens of America to respect our veterans both past and present . Many of our alumni including more than 25 graduates from the classes of 2020 , ‘ 21 and ‘ 22 are in different branches of the military and stationed around the world to protect us . Please stand for the color guard and remain standing for the national anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance .” The color guard
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The color guard attended the ceremony held at River View High School on Nov . 14 to honor and celebrate veterans .
included Tom Dile , Army ; Dick Bechtol , Marines ; Ed Nelson , Marines ; Warren Courtney , Army ; and Ed Skerness , Marines .
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River View senior Bree Washington welcomed everyone to the celebration . “ Today it is our privilege to say thank you to all American veterans and to let them know that we appreciate them for their service and honor them for their sacrifice ,” she said .
Washington thanked and recognized the members of the color guard . Her grandmother and her dad are veterans , as well as her grandfather and grandmother on her mother ’ s side . Her grandmother was in the National Guard for 10 years . Her dad was in the Army for five years , and her grandfather was in the Navy for 29 years .
“ Today it is our privilege to say thank you to all American veterans and to let them know that we appreciate them for their service and honor them for their sacrifice ”
— River View senior Bree Washington
Her brother is currently in the Air Force .
“ Veterans Day is very important to my family ,” she said .
Washington plans to go to Kent State Tuscarawas for business management and entrepreneurship and then Kent State ’ s main branch for interior design .
Aliah Williamson , a junior at River View attending Zane State , celebrated vets through a veteran appreciation week where she spoke to students at different schools .
“ It was very rewarding ,” she said . “ I did not expect to have the response that I did .”
The guest speaker was deputy Justin Landerman , the resource officer for the River View School District and a member of the military since 2011 .
Kiera McPeck announced the names of River View enlisted students and staff , and Robbie Chandler and Anthony Endsley presented each of them with a certificate .
Students included Aiden Berger , Ohio National Guard ; Koda Klein , Ohio Army National Guard ; and Will Vickers , active duty in the United States Army .
RV staff included Miss Danielle Casey , U . S . Air Force Academy ; Landerman , Air Force and Ohio National Guard ; and Rodney Stein , Army National Guard .
Chandler read the legend of taps , followed by Bobbi Rahn playing taps .
Cindy Hemming is the senior project coordinator at River View High School . The ceremony was put on by Senior Project Citizenship , which is Washington and Williamson , who is doing her social platform through her senior project .
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