P.C. elementary students honor the veterans in their lives
November 13, 2024 at 10:30 p.m.
King Street School student Aiden Barrow, 7, hugs New Jersey-based Vietnam War veteran John Mack during the school’s annual Veterans Day ceremony on Friday, Nov. 8, where students presented soldiers with roses to thank them for their service. While the two aren’t related, Mack became a member of the Barrow family through their participation in the Hudson Valley Honor Flight. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
While giving out his rose, King Street Elementary School kindergartner Ryan Burke gets a hug and a kiss from his assigned veteran Doug Schwartz at the school’s annual Veterans Day ceremony on Friday, Nov. 8. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
King Street School Principal Sam Ortiz conveys to his students the importance of honoring veterans for their service. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Washington Street resident, West Point graduate and U.S. Army veteran Chris Blair hugs his son Bobby, a first-grader at King Street School. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Luke Petriello, a 10-year-old fifth-grader at King Street School, leans into his great uncle Tom Duschan, a sergeant who served in the U.S. Army from 1962 to 1968. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
King Street School fourth-grade teacher Jessica Schwenk hugs her cousin Fritz Falanka, a former Port Chester mayor who served with the U.S. Army as a communications specialist from 1964 until 1970. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Victoria Crecco, a King Street School vocal music teacher, directs members of the fifth-grade Glee Club through a rendition of “God Bless America.” (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Rob Somerville, a Vietnam War veteran who lives in Harrison, lifts his 9-year-old granddaughter Piper McLoughlin after she handed him a rose to thank him for his service. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
U.S. Army Specialist Desiree Morris and her son Sean, a Park Avenue Elementary School second-grader, pose in front of his school. (Courtesy of Jennifer Carriero-Dominguez)
Park Avenue Elementary School Principal Craig Dreves addresses his students at the school’s annual Veterans Day ceremony on Friday, Nov. 8. (Courtesy of Jennifer Carriero-Dominguez)
