(Gallery) Veterans Day celebrated at West Elementary
Published 3:44 pm Thursday, November 7, 2024
Wood Britt leads students carrying flags representing the U.S. Armed Forces.
Veteran Stephen Dodd is recognized during the West Elementary 5th grade Veterans Day program saluting veterans and their families. Amanda Shavers | The Cullman Times
Gold Star Mother Jeanice Galin is recognized during a Veterans Day performance at West Elementary School Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Galin's son, Army Staff Sgt. Travis Nelson, was killed Dec. 10, 2005 by hostile fire at a checkpoint outside of Baghdad while in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Cullman High graduate was Cullman County's first casualty of the war in Iraq
Katie McGee sings the Star Spangled Banner.
SGT Keenan Hollingsworth, a teacher at West Elementary, directs the performance.
West Elementary 5th graders performed their annual Veterans Day program saluting veterans and their families. Army National Guard, Field Artillery, SGT Keenan Hollingsworth, a teacher at West Elementary, directed the performance.
About Amanda Shavers
Amanda Shavers joined The Cullman Times in 1997 as the paper's first staff photographer. She has been News Editor since 2008. She is also Content Editor for Cullman Magazine (quarterly), Cullman County Graduation magazine, Fall in Love With Cullman magazine, Salute to Industry magazine and the Senior and Retiree Directory magazine. She is also Content Editor for the weekly St. Clair News-Aegis and she assists with the twice-weekly Athens News Courier.
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