In line with the American Legion’s focus on support of children and youth and Military Child Month during April and Military Family Month during May, local Legionnaires from Post 79 and members of its Auxiliary Unit have been visiting area elementary schools to talk about the American flag, military veterans, and service to the country.
They made stops at Copiah Academy on April 12 and May 3, Wesson Attendance Center on May 4 and 5 and Enterprise Elementary School on May 8.
Post 79 Commander Bobby Thornton with the help of Legionnaires Butch White, John Wesley and Randy Costilow, spoke at Wesson Attendance Center about how to handle the flag -- how to fold it, how to retire it and where to take the flag when it is torn, faded or weathered. Fourth grade students also learned about the meaning of the flag’s colors, and were given a flag and a copy of the Our Country’s Flag comic book.
Members of Auxiliary Unit 79 presented a Poppy Day program to third graders at all three schools. In addition, Auxiliary District 7 President Sara Lassiter, with the help of Auxiliary Unit 79’s Kim Whittington and Dixie Thornton, donated copies of America’s White Table to the school libraries. The book teaches children about the importance of the White Table at all American Legion Post to honor and remember or country’s over 87,000 service members who are or were Prisoners of War (POW) or Missing in Action (MIA0.
Contact the American Legion Post 79 at (601)-951-5871 about making a school presentation.
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