By Norma Dittman
Fulda Free Press staff writer
Local veterans were honored and recognized at the 2017 Veterans Day Program held at Fulda High School on Friday morning. The program was organized by the Fulda FCCLA.
Following a welcome by Fulda FCCLA members Logan Clarke, Mason Kunerth and Matthias Kunerth, members of Fulda Legion Post #318 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #9017 posted the colors.
An invocation was given by Chaplain Harold Gerdes.
Fulda High School band, directed by Matt Saxman played the Star Spangled Banner, which was followed by the Fulda Elementary 5th grade class leading the Pledge of Allegiance.
Several Fulda Schools’ faculty and staff members were recognized for their participation in the Jeans for Troops Program. The participants paid $5.00 to wear jeans to school. The funds go to the GI Go Fund.
To read the rest of this article – pick up a copy of this weeks Fulda Free Press or subscribe to our e-edition at http://eedition.fuldafreepress.net/sub/account_login.asp
