Perryville Elementary School students honored veterans with letters and song on Nov. 9. PES saluted member of Perryville VFW and the VFW Auxiliary by reading letters and poems they'd written, singing songs like "Thank A Vet" and inviting them to join a skit. Above, student Dylan Buchheit enjoys the program with his mom Sarah and grandpa and veteran Allen Dippold.
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