Two dozen area Veterans participated in a Veterans Day assembly at Ocean Shores Elementary School on Thursday. Members of North Beach VFW Post No. 8956 presented the colors, performed a flag-folding ceremony, and announced the winner of the local VFW essay contest.Students spoke about the meaning of Veterans Day, read original poems, and performed armed forces hymns and the National Anthem. Fourth graders did a “mail call,” delivering letters of appreciation they had written to several vets, including Ocean Shores resident and World War II veteran Arnold Samuels.

The assembly concluded with the presentation of a banner from Ocean Shores Elementary to the local VFW post, thanking veterans for their service.