Today, our school held the annual Veteran's Day assembly. Last year, I cried like a baby during a lot of it. Given that my son has enlisted in the Navy, I honestly thought I would be even more emotional. The guest speaker was also my husband's student teacher, and is a friend of ours, which I thought would add even more to the emotion. And four years ago today was the last time I ever heard my dad's voice, so I'm a little emotional about things anyway!
I was just as amazed this year as I was last year about how fabulous the students are during this ceremony. The principal explains his expectations, and there is no question that everyone will do as expected...and they do. That alone makes me emotional! There was a 2017 grad in attendance who has just returned from his basic training in the USMC. Because Robert has missed so much school lately and has been having some issues, we decided he wasn't going to attend this year's ceremony. I couldn't help but think that maybe he'll get to be home and in uniform next year. I was very focused on getting pictures and videos of Kyle (student teacher) so that I could send to his wife. Maybe that would explain the lack of tears, but I didn't cry this year! Our school does an amazing job of putting on this assembly!
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