Veterans Day was celebrated Friday at Roosevelt Elementary School in Hays.  The students invited their favorite veterans to a luncheon in the library, complete with tablecloths and cloth napkins.

Third-grader Jada Thomas dined with her grandpa Frankie Thomas, Hugoton.  He served in the Vietnam War in 1968-69.  “I had a really good time ’cause I don’t get to see my grandpa very much,” said Jada.

This was the second year for the event, which features homemade food.  The menu, coordinated by teachers Gay Flax Tracy Henning, included ham and scalloped potatoes.  “The school cooks made rolls for us and the other teachers and volunteers brought homemade desserts, ” said Flax.

“It’s a great opportunity for us to say ‘Thank You’ to the veterans and to learn about the freedoms they have given us.”

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