Mayor Joe Waller of Goshen called me a couple weeks ago, and invited the bikers from this area to come be a part of Goshen Elementary’s Veteran’s Day Program. Louis, Steve B., Angel and I were among those from the area to ride over and we had a great time.

We gathered at the Eagle’s Nest, and after mounting the bike flags, we headed to the school. All the kids were outside, lining the driveway to the school. I think each child had a flag and they were waving and cheering for us – what a great way to welcome the veterans in the group!

After we lined up outside, the kids marched into the auditorium and invited  us to join them. They had set aside seats at the front for all the guests.  The guest speaker was Mr Gene Nelson, who is retired military. He gave a good talk on what it means to be a veteran, and how we can show appreciation to them. One point he made was that the way the kids behaved during the program showed honor to the vets who were present.

Then he showed us how to fold the United States flag, and what each fold means.  To read something similar to what he said, check out this link.

The program finished up with a slideshow – children and members of the community brought pictures of their family members who have served in the military, and these were displayed, listing each person’s name and the names of those who submitted the pictures. I saw at least one child’s family had service members back to World War II. They will continue to add pictures to the slideshow each year to honor our veterans.

All in all, it was a wonderful program, and the slideshow made Veterans Day more real to the kids who were there. It put faces to names- I’m sure each child who brought pictures were very proud to see their family members in the presentation.

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