Rep. Caleb Jones speaks at Latham Veterans Day Assembly

Missouri 117th District Rep. Caleb Jones speaks at the Latham School Veterans Day Assembly on Nov. 11, 2011. Photo by David Wilson.

By David Wilson

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Missouri 117th District Rep. Caleb Jones served as guest speaker at the Latham School Veterans Day Assembly Friday, Nov. 11. The assembly was presented by the seventh and eighth grade students.

Photo by David Wilson

Veterans and junior high students following the Latham School Veterans Day Assembly. Front row, from left, Aaron Kendrick, Destiny Dowell, Ashtyn Bieri, McKenzie Higgins, Mallory Stiles; and back row, veteran Jack Tyler, Hunter RuBert, Rep. Caleb Jones, veteran Dean Irey, Ashtyn Higgins and Jeremiah Sturmer.

Photo by John Inman

Destiny Dowell, Latham School Junior High student, makes the introductory remarks at the Latham School Veterans Day Assembly.

The event began with the Pledge of Allegiance and the national anthem. Following introductory remarks by Destiny Dowell, music teacher Ginger Moore and the Latham music class led the assembly in singing "God Bless America."

Rep. Jones, introduced by Ashtyn Bieri, began by saying veterans should be honored because they put themselves at the forefront of the defense of their fellow citizens.

Photo by John Inman

Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at the Latham School Veterans Day Assembly.

For more of this story check out the Nov. 16 issue of the California Democrat.

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