November 11 marks Veteran’s Day, a federal holiday for honoring military veterans.  Many of us, myself included, take for granted the sacrifices our soldiers make in order to serve and protect our country.  We need to now show support and appreciation for our veterans.

Today, our students will be learning about the organization Honor Flight.  Honor Flight flies (in a normal year, they have since postposed their flights due to COVID-19) soldiers to Washington DC so as to visit the memorial of the conflict they served in.  While on this all-day trip, veterans receive letters of thanks and appreciations from friends and family alike.  Some veterans though have no family to write them letters, which is where we will fill in.  Veterans without family receive letters of thanks for students, like ours, around the world, thanking them for their service.

We will be working on handwriting letters of thanks for our military veterans; all to be delivered to Honor Flight for when their next set of flights resume.  I encourage you to visit their website (located here) and to speak with your child about what it means to serve (and the sacrifices that go along with it).  Additionally, if you know a veteran, please do your best to thank them for their service.