Veterans Day program held
Published 10:39 am Monday, November 14, 2011
Awards were presented during Saturday's Veterans Day program to, from left in front, Caitlin Bernocco, who took first for her Place Patriot's Pen essay; Michaela Bernocco, who took second with her Voice of Democracy essay; and in back, retired Navy Capt. Ed Morgan, Jesse Drewery, the oldest veteran in attendance; Ricky Wright, recipient of the national citizenship education and the teacher of the year awards; Capt. Cameron Seddon with Franklin High School ROTC, who took first in the Voice of Democracy essay. -- FRANK A. DAVIS | TIDEWATER NEWS
FRANKLIN—The Franklin VFW Post No. 4411 sponsored a Veterans Day program Saturday at Barrett’s Landing Park in Franklin.
Presiding and giving the keynote address was retired Navy Capt. Ed Morgan. Morgan thanked veterans for their service and did a roll call of each war that the United States has been involved with, giving the number of service personnel who served, and those injured and killed.
Morgan and Matt Bernocco, commander of VFW Post No. 4411, presented awards to winners in an essay contest sponsored by the post. Each winner read his essay.
