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Service stories: Mark Twain students interview veterans about military

Editor’s Note: The following stories were written by the Mark Twain students. Bernard Hoene Bernard Hoene served in the military police in the U.S. Army. He liked the military because he wanted to protect our freedom. He enjoyed jumping out of airplanes. He said being in the military meant he wasn’t home often. His grandma sent him letters and he […]

A tribute to service : Mark Twain students prepare to welcome vets

The question the students in Mark Twain Leadership teacher Darby Hector’s class had to answer seemed simple: What would you say to the men and women who are veterans of the U.S. military? The seventh and eighth-grade students pondered the question and then wrote what they would share. The assignment was part of the Leadership Class work to prepare for […]