WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2018
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Honoring Veterans
E
cho School students spent Thursday paying
tribute to veterans with a parade, assembly
and reception.
Under a clear blue sky, students marched
through the center of town, waving flags. Each of
the elementary school classes was dressed up as a
different branch of the military, while sixth-grad-
ers dressed up as famous veterans and the older
students used posters to form a giant American
flag.
Richard Thew, a Navy veteran who came
downtown to see his grandchildren in the parade,
said it is important for each generation to study
the past and learn from it.
“I like to see the kids get out there, and obvi-
ously they’ve been learning some about history
and the branches of the service,” he said.
The keynote speaker at the assembly was
Chuck Sams, communications director for the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Res-
ervation. He was an Intelligence Specialist Sec-
ond Class Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy, on
active duty from 1988-1992 and in the reserves
from 1992-1995.
STAFF PHOTOS BY E.J. HARRIS
Echo fourth-graders representing the U.S. Air Force march down Main Street on Thursday during a Veterans Day parade Thursday in Echo.
Echo sophomore Kenneth Troxell shakes hands with
Pendleton veteran Thomas Tangney during a Veterans Day
parade Thursday in Echo.
CRYPTOQUIP
Third-grader David Owen holds a miniature U.S. flag while
wearing a U.S.A. hat while marching with his classmates in a
Veterans Day parade Thursday in Echo.
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Echo sixth-grader Katelyn Wiseman, third from left, hands
a piece of candy to Carter Bratlie, 3, of Echo, on Thursday
during a Veterans Day parade Thursday in Echo.
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