Wagner Community School students honored area veterans on Friday, November 10 with a Veterans Day program held in the school gym.

As veterans entered the school, FFA students welcomed them. The VFW Auxiliary also presented each veteran with a bag of cookies and other items to honor them for their service to our country.

Daniel Soukup, MC, welcomed everyone to the program. He thanked all the veterans for their service to our country. Nick Dion gave the invocation. The Dakota/ Veterans Song was preformed by Allen Hare and his Native American drum group.

Veterans were asked to stand and state their name and their branch of service. The veterans received a standing ovation in thanks for all the sacrifices they have made to keep our country free.

Entertainment was provided by several different grade school and high school students singing patriotic songs.

Two grade school students were honored for their essays. Tom Krcil was honored for his essay titled “What Freedom Means to Me” and Peytyn Wiechmann for her essay “What the Flag Means to Me”. She was presented a flag by Darcy Kaberna in honor of her mother who started this presentation when she was a teacher at Wagner Community school.

The colors were presented and retired by high school students Jace Kuhlman, Jennifer Barnett, Carter Smejkal and Robert Frei.

Following the program, the culinary students served cookies and coffee to those in attendance.

Allen Hare and the drum group.