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Jan 01

Madison Academy, Elementary Host Veterans Day Parade in Honor of Local Veterans

PAOLA MORA ZEPEDA

Madison Campus Elementary students wave U.S. flags and applaud veterans during their annual Veterans Day Parade. In collaboration with Madison Academy, this is the seventh year the schools have hosted an event to honor the veterans in their community.

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A car with written names and rankings of the local veterans, drives down Academy Road as students cheer. Some of the veterans who attended the school’s parade included alumni and Madison Campus Church members.

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Included in the parade were two Madison Academy students dressed as Uncle Sam and Betsy Ross. The rest of the students, as well as teachers, wore blue and red.

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Students from Madison Academy and Madison Campus Elementary assembled by Academy Road for a Veterans Day Parade on November 11, 2021. This is the seventh year the schools have hosted an event to honor the veterans in their community.

More than 200 people attended the parade. Students and teachers, who wore blue and red, stood by the road and cheered as the veterans drove down the path in their cars. Students also waved their flags and showed their appreciation with handmade posters.

Kris Fuentes, Madison Academy principal, says the schools started planning for the parade two months in advance. According to Fuentes, some of the veterans they contacted for the event included church members and alumni.

“I feel strongly that [Veteran’s Day] is a national holiday for a reason,” Fuentes said. “These are some pretty amazing people who have sacrificed a lot, and their families have sacrificed a lot. For us to just treat it as any other day doesn't honor their sacrifice.”

Madison Academy senior Ethan Jones agrees and says it is important to honor the men and women who have served.

“We easily disassociate ourselves from the sacrifice veterans do,” Jones said. “So, when we do something like this it is nice to remember and be in awe of someone who served your country.”

Madison Academy freshman Chloe Armstrong says she is happy she got a chance to show her appreciation.

“I just think it's really important to honor [veterans] and their sacrifice,” Armstrong said. “We can’t thank them enough for the courage they had to risk their lives just to keep everybody safe.”

Kentucky-Tennessee | January 2022

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