South Newton School Corporation Veterans Day Program 2022

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, a day set aside to honor our

veterans

and show appreciation for the courage and patriotism of all the men and women who have served in the military mi My name is Doug Nelson and I am the assistant principal at South Newton Elementary School and the son of a United States Army veteran. We are honored to have our

veterans

and their families with us today. Let us not forget the young men and women currently serving our country right now, military service demands a special kind of sacrifice and these individuals are following in the footsteps of many before them who chose to defend our country and ensure that freedom remains live here at home and Around the world throughout this nation's history, American soldiers, sailors, airmen and women, Marines, and the men and women of the Coast Guard have bravely answered the call of defend our freedom to help our friends and allies and push back aggressors.

Today we celebrate the great men and women who have served and continue to serve on land, in the air and at sea, so let us pause with respect and honor on this Veterans Day and remember those who fought for those who gave their lives and paid the ultimate price. sacrifice and for those who are willingly ready to Do the same without hesitation when the defense of freedom calls them. It is our privilege to thank all of America's veterans to let them know that we appreciate them for their service and honor them for their sacrifices. Our students and staff have created a tribute of poems, songs and traditions that help us remember each and every veteran and the impact they have had on all of us and generations to come on behalf of South Newton School Corporation I hope you enjoy the

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day we recite the pledge of allegiance here at

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however do we really Do we reflect on the words we say?

We want to take just a minute and clarify those words so that the next time we repeat them we can reflect or rationalize what those words really mean to our nation. My teammates and I would like to share those words with you. The following words were spoken by the late Red Skeleton on his television show on January 14, 1969 while recounting the story of his teacher, Mr. Laswell, who felt that his students had come to think of the Pledge of Allegiance simply as something. recite in class every day now more than ever listen to the meaning of his words.

I've been listening to you boys and girls recite the Pledge of Allegiance all semester and it seems like it's getting monotonous for you, if I may. Recite it and try to explain the meaning of each word. I mean individual. A Warren committee. Promise. I will dedicate all my worldly goods to giving without complacency. Loyalty. My love and my devotion to the flag. Our banner. Ancient Glory. A symbol of freedom. wherever she greets there is respect because her loyalty has given her a dignity that shows that freedom is everyone's job in the United States, that means that we have all come together, States, individual communities that have come together in 50 great States, 50 individual communities with pride, dignity and purpose. divided with imaginary borders but united by a common purpose and that is the love for a country and for the Republic, a state in which sovereign power is invested.

Representatives elected by the people to govern and the government is the people and it is from the people to the leaders, no. from the leaders to the people who represent a nation under God A nation that means so blessed by invisible God and able to be divided with Liberty, which is freedom, the right of power to live life without threats, fear or some type of retaliation and justice. the principle or quality of treating others fairly for everyone, for everyone, which means it is both your country and mine. Join us in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge before the flag of the United States of America one nation under God indivisible and freedom for justice and everything Michael, you can pass it foreigner foreigner I am the son of Chris Meyer, who served as a sergeant in the 101st Airborne from 2003 to 2006.

And I asked him what it was like to be in the military and what its purpose was. was and this is what he had to say when a soldier, whether it's an airman or a sailor in the navy, enters the military, they take an oath, it's an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, the most important duty of the soldier is to honor that oath. The soldier has a duty to do the best he can and his service requires that the soldier has a duty to respect the chain of command and follow orders to the best of his ability since they are part of a foreign team.

ER has the duty to be respectful professional and moral since he is a representative of the United States Army and must demonstrate that if a soldier is a leader the duties multiply he has the duty to be a role model for other soldiers since the emulates the leader has the duty to ensure that his soldiers our equipment is in optimal condition, as they must be ready for any mission at any time, they have the duty to keep their soldiers well trained, as it is necessary for them to create a cohesive team they have a duty to be the best leader possible they owe it to their soldiers they have a duty to take care of their soldiers and make sure they are well taken care of and let them know that they are part of a team for which they must fulfill all these duties That's what makes the American military as good as it is, but after the battlefield has gone silent and the soldier returns home when he is a veteran, they have a final duty to complete the duty of telling the story. story of those soldiers who fought and made the supreme sacrifice a duty to remind people of the soldiers who lost or risked everything for the good of their country this is the duty of a soldier thank you foreigner foreigner I feel completely strong my God you love me , foreign flag etiquette dictates that whenever an American flag must be kept or presented during a ceremony.

Your handler should fold it in half twice lengthwise and starting with the end opposite the blue field, make an upper triangle. Triangle Fold Handlers continue folding the flag into triangles until the flag has formed a triangle. pillow with the blue field shown on the outside is a dignified way to treat the flag and provides a powerful torch for patriotic ceremonies this 13-fold procedure was common long before more modern assigned meetings the source and date of origin are unknown of meanings, but for those participating in or witnessing a formal flag-folding ceremony, whether on Flag Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Veterans Day, or at a military funeral, the 13 gatherings can create an inspiring experience, this is what the 13 folds, the first fold of our flag, mean. a symbol of life the second phone means our belief in eternal life the third fold is made in honor and tribute to the veteran who left our ranks and who gave a part of his life for the defense of our country to achieve peace the fourth fold exemplifies our weaker nature as citizens who trust in God.

The fifth fold is a recognition of our friendly country, the words of Stefan Decatur. Our country and dealing with other countries can always be right, but it is still our country that is right or wrong. The sixfold is where our hearts lie it is with our hearts that we swear allegiance to the flag of the United States of America the seventh fold is a tribute to our Armed Forces because it is through the armed forces that we protect our country and our flag against all the enemies the eighth fold is a tribute to the one who entered the valley of the shadow of death the ninth phone is an honor to womanhood because it has been through her faith, love, loyalty and devotion that the character of the men and women who They have made this country great. have been molded, the tenth fold is a tribute to the Father because he has also given his sons and daughters for the defense of our country since he or she was born.

The eleventh phone in the eyes of the Hebrew citizens represents the lower part of the seal. Akeem David and King Solomon who glorifies before his eyes the god of Abraham Isaac and Jacob the twelfth fold before the eyes of the Christian citizen represents an emblem of Eternity and glorifies before his eyes God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the last board when the flag is completely folded the stars are up reminding us of our national motto in God we trust in foreigner thank you foreigner foreigner thank you foreigner foreigner your work is important to fight for our country yes, I don't see it much, we call you and tell each one other our stories my brother still started in his hard prison The sergeant tells the recruits what to do the drill sergeants will say go down again 10 15 or even 20 push-ups depending on how bad that person was if a person has to do push-ups normally everyone they have to do push ups oh Logan eats normally they are MRE which stands for Meal Ready to Eat what is a veteran well a veteran is a person who served in the military, like the US Army, the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard Now, what is Veterans Day?

You can ask well. Veterans Day was originally armisticex to honor those who served in World War I and in 1954, after the United States participated in both wars of the Korean War and was changed to Armistice Day from World War II . to Veterans Day to honor those who served in World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Now I will tell you three interesting facts about Veterans Day. The first fact is that there were about 23.2 million military soldiers in the US. The next fact is. that different countries give Veterans Day a different name, like in France and New Zealand, they still call the State of Veterans Armisticex.

The bottom line is that there are about 2 million veterans who are women. Veterans Day is important to honor those living or dead who fought for our country and to honor those who have died without any family knowing like the Unknown Soldier thank you, thank you for all you do for our freedom and struggles For our lives, you are loyal to the country and you are very important to us and your hard work. so that we have freedom you are intelligent you are intelligent because you fight for us and you know how good it will be for us to have freedom you are talented because you know how to fight for us you are also confident and you are not afraid of all these qualities make you perfect to protect your country this holiday it's special to me because my brother is joining the military it's also important to celebrate the people who fight for our freedom here you also sacrifice your family time to protect our country so we can spend time with our family foreign Noah in their hearts they sacrifice the foreigner to introduce our speaker for today's call Mr.

David Gertz is a 1992 graduate of South Newton High School in 1992 Mr. Gertz entered the United States Marine Corps and served four years in the infantry achieving the rank of corporal in 2002, Mr. Gertz returned to the military and served 17 years in the United States Army as a combat engineer and achieved the rank of Sergeant First Class. Mr. Gertz has been part of several combat deployments to Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan. His decorations include an Army Commendation Medal with a v symbol for valor, intended to denote Harris' participation in acts of heroism involving conflict with an armed enemy. two bronze star medals with a v device denotes heroism and is the fourth highest military decoration for valor. a bronze star medal and two purple hearts. which are presented to service members who have been wounded or killed as a result of enemy action while serving in the U.S. military, please join me in welcoming Mr.

David Gertz. Thank you. Foreign ER told me to be short and concise, so I will. The best thing I did with James Mulligan told me I had 10 to 15 minutes. Some of you know Dave Gertz can spin a thread, so I'll do my best if you had asked my teachers in 1992 if Dave could thank them. I'm sorry. I'm honored enough to be in front of you and you're an important day, but first of all, if you could make all the veterans bear it as much as they deserve, thank you, thank you. I would like to thank the administration, Mr.

Hall, thank you for inviting me tancy Mulligan, thank you for inviting me. I guess we have to ask ourselves what exactly is ahouse and settle down here and I want my boy to be a rebel and I really just wanted to hang out with Jason Applegate and meet up with Dylan Hall once in a while and catch a cold if I could, so that's my story, but what I want That you, young people, learn from this is the people. I volunteered to give it to you, so don't take it, you have to earn it, you have a chance, a chance at what we call God's gift, so don't waste it, and if you're on the fence, I wasn't drafted, I am.

On the list that wanted to do the job, there are people here who didn't, but they did it anyway because they called them when we were there and I'll close it here because I'm sure you guys are tired of my stories. I remember thinking there are no blacks, there are no whites, there are no Hispanics, there are no Asians, there are no Indians, everyone there carried the same flag and when you saw it they were known as brother and if you called someone your brother, you meant it. When I came home I thought that today we had problems with race wars and there is no race war because everyone bled the same color and everyone was willing to give theirs for someone else, so in a nutshell what we have today is Let them look at these people.

There are people who were willing to go above and beyond for you, so dare I say it again, if you don't mind, please give these people a round of applause because they deserve it. I'll complete it by saying daha, Dylan Hall, uh, it's been a couple of years since I've been here and I just want to say first of all, this was when Mr. Nelson called me. I always have this equipment. I want to have the opportunity to come here and make the song I'm about to make. You and the young people, what the Lord says is correct.

I was never in the service. My father was a Korean veteran. I lost my father five years ago. He had an entire Military Rights Department. You've never been to one of those for grandparents. Your parents. Just enough. It was quite an emotional moment, great show, as it is every year, so yeah, Lee Greenwood, well, God bless the USA, it's a song I never get tired of doing. I actually knew the version by the band Gaithers, so here we go, this is for all of you. Thank you foreigner. Thank my lucky stars that he lives here today, how is that flag that still represents freedom and I can't take it off?

At least I know that I am free and I will not forget those men who died and who gave me that right. proudly though kind to you and yet they have been wounded today another day come down to the sea hills across the plains of Texas everything from the sea to the shine and the sea from Detroit to my time and do it too early well there is pride in every American Heart and it's time for us to stand up and say I'm proud to be in America where at least I know that one, three, one, free walls, forgive those men who died and who gave that right next to you, you still They hurt today because there is no doubt that this land God bless the USA And I am proud to be the United States that was in At least I know that I am free and I will not forget those foreign men, thank you foreigners, okay, foreigners, foreign.

I would like to thank everyone who helped put this program together. I would also like to thank those who participated today. I would like to close with a few quotes Dan Lipinski, a former US Representative, stated on this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans and renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much to apologize to me. that we can live free Eleanor Roosevelt reminds us that freedom is an enormous requirement for every human being and that freedom comes with a responsibility that we have an enormous responsibility to uphold for our veterans.

Each of us is responsible for doing everything we can to ensure that Our Nation remains the greatest country in the world, while only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans. Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many of our fellow Americans, men and women, made and continue to make for our freedom. When you see a veteran or soldier in uniform, don't forget to thank them for their service and remember to keep your promise and do your part. Thank you all for coming today and celebrating with us and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

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