LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Students at Lima's Heritage Elementary are honoring veterans today. It was a morning of music and thanks to family, friends, and especially the veterans in their lives for the children.
It was a morning of music and thanks to family, friends, and especially the veterans in their lives for the children.
Those in attendance learn about the "Hall of Valor" at the Allen County Museum from Lima veteran Lawrence Huffman. Lima natives Leonard F. Mason and William Metzger both served in World War II and received the Medal of Honor. Their names, along with those of the nearly 4,000 other soldiers who received the medal, are on that wall in the museum.
Veterans in attendance today shared what Veterans Day means to them.
Those in attendance learn about the "Hall of Valor" at the Allen County Museum from Lima veteran Lawrence Huffman.
"It's great that they do something like this. They recognize a lot of people, the sacrifices that a lot of people have made," commented Jeff Conrad, an Army veteran.
"What it means to me is respect for the flag that a lot of soldiers give their for," said Ralph Tippie, Army veteran.
"On Veterans Day, you're supposed to wear the name of a veteran who survived his service so people can ask you about Jim Hunt. You will find out he was a World War II veteran who died about 15 years ago. When he got out of the war, he came back to Lima and was a lawyer here for many, many years," said Laurence Huffman, a Marine veteran.
Huffman says on Memorial Day he wears the name of a veteran who didn't make it back and shares their story.
The students and their families were also treated to a visit by "Half Pint," the half-size Abrams tank from the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center.
The students and their families were also treated to a visit by "Half Pint," the half-size Abrams tank from the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center.
