St. Regis veterans breakfast celebrates service and country
St. Regis students made thank you cards for the veterans at the veterans breakfast. Scott Burrows gratefully accepts one made for him in between bites of SOS (ask a veteran the acronym meaning), eggs, fruit, oatmeal and coffee. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
The St. Regis School cafeteria was buzzing with excitement while the students gave thank you cards they made to the veterans who attended their Veterans Breakfast last Thursday. The vets, from all branches of military, enjoyed visiting with them, receiving the cards and the breakfast before the school assembly in the gymnasium. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
St. Regis students made thank you cards for the veterans at the veterans breakfast. Scott Burrows gratefully accepts one made for him in between bites of SOS (ask a veteran the acronym meaning), eggs, fruit, oatmeal and coffee. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Each class at Alberton School read or recited a message of thanks to the veterans who had assembled in their gymnasium. Some gave thank you cards and even hugs were seen at their Veterans Ceremony. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the allied nations and Germany in World War I, then known as “the Great War.”
Commemorated in many countries as Armistice Day the following year, Nov. 11 became a federal holiday in the United States in 1938. In the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became known as Veterans Day under President Dwight Eisenhower.
Parades are the most popular venue of celebration to thank all of those who served, but in Mineral County, there is a strong possibility of cold and snow. However, the celebratory feeling remains, and St. Regis School once again hosted a Veteran’s breakfast and ceremony with vets attending from every branch of service at the table.
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