When students can’t visit veterans, why not bring veterans to them? For the 10th year, Edison Elementary School in south Minot did just that, inviting hundreds of veterans to drive around the school as students, teachers and staff cheered, “Thank you for your service!”
An estimated 100 cars carrying Minot-area veterans followed the roughly four-block route around the school grounds. Fire trucks and vehicles from Minot City Police, the Ward County Sheriff’s Office and the North Dakota Highway Patrol joined the procession.
Each classroom gathered along the route with student-made signs and American flags. Veteran George Masters drove his late-model VW bus with members of the Air and Space Forces Association riding along.
As the bus rounded a corner, students raised their signs and chanted their thanks. Masters smiled and told his passengers, “Isn’t this really something? It’s just so fun to do, and to experience.”
After braving chilly but manageable weather, students headed inside for a short patriotic program. The packed Edison Elementary gym echoed with enthusiastic applause for a job well done.
