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Veterans Day celebrated at St. Anthony School
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November 15, 2011
A Veterans Day Celebration was hosted by St Anthony School on Nov. 11. The school honored 17 veterans. The veterans were escorted into the school and were given front row seats. The ceremony began with a blessing by St. Anthony’s new pastor, Fr. Tony Blunt. The children entertained the vets with songs, essays, cheers, and chants. Veterans were given taquitos, donuts coffee, hot cocoa and orange juice.
Sixth grader Edith Willingham reads her essay aloud, honoring her father, Eric Willingham, and his fellow veterans. 
Pictured in back standing from left to right are Felix Vasquez, Richard Garcia, Eric Willingham, Manuel Almanza, Luis Ortega, Walter Barbeau, Kevin Jeffcoat, Rosendo Espinoza. seated second row from left are Celestino Ramos, Adan Yanez Mary Cooper, Jose Vargas, Eduardo Ybarra, Manuel Medrano, Ricardo Gomez. A picture was taken of all veterans with the children of there families. 
The ceremony began with a blessing by St. Anthony’s new pastor, Father Tony Blunt.