Because Turner Public Schools operates on a four-day week, the Big Flat community celebrated Veterans Day on November 10 with a school assembly at 10:00 a.m. The event included a video presentation as well as songs, recitations, and speeches by students. It ended with the veterans in attendance forming a receiving line so that community members could express their gratitude for the veterans' service.

To open the ceremony, a group of veterans presented the colors, and nine first and second graders sang the National Anthem. Their singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" was followed by a moment of...