Education 24 November 2015

HCA honors veterans at annual program, chapel service

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Courtesy of Christy Rhonemus-

Hillsboro Christian Academy held their annual Veterans Day Program and chapel service on Nov. 12 at the Hillsboro Church of Nazarene.

The honored guests included the Highland County Honor Guard, whose members include Dwight Reynolds, Dave Bays, David Pinney, Bill McCarty, Bob McLaughlin, John Walker, Gerald Wilkin, Clifford Robbins and Alberta Duncan.

Other guest veterans in attendance were Lynette Tracy, Bill Lapthorn, Barb Suttle, Rob Hardy, Zac Hickey, Jim Haas, Mark Peters, Robert Schoemmell, Jim Welsh, Ron Wilson, Jerry Kirk and Larry Cole.

 

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Members of the Honor Guard also presented the history behind the 13 folds of the flag, followed by songs, poems and readings by the students.

A PowerPoint presentation highlighted several veterans who had been interviewed about their service by some of the HCA students. One of the questions our interviewers asked was "If you were called to serve again, would you be willing?" The answer was unanimously, “yes.”  

God bless all veterans and their families for sacrificing a portion of their lives to protect our great nation and helping to maintain our freedoms. As John 15:13 says, “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” It is a privilege to be able to pay honor to veterans in our community who have served our country.

 

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