Veterans Day Program

There was a Veteran's Day program in the Chadron High School auditorium, on November 11, put on my Mrs. Mary Traphagan, a middle school social studies teacher, and her students.

During this program, First Sergeant Brandon Yetter was the speaker. He spoke about Veterans such as Elizabeth Bernice Barker Johnson and Alexander Jefferson.

Elizabeth Bernice Barker Johnson is an African America female force from World War II. She worked in the Central Postal Battalion of the Women´s Army Corps, and was a member of an all African female unit. It was their responsibility to sort mail to make sure it got to where the package was supposed to go. If a dead soldier received mail, it would be sent to the family. They even made sure mail got to the soldiers on the front lines.

Alexander Jefferson was a proud, African American Veteran, who received a purple heart. He was part of the air force, and was a pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American soldiers who had completed training for the Army Air force, and joined.

After the speech, the audience was guided outside to watch Mr. Rishling, Chadron High and Middle School band director, play "Taps," with middle schooler, Lucy Rishling, before a 21 gun salute.