By Patric Hedlund, TME

“My grandpa served in Vietnam,” said Katherine ‘Katie’ Duhm, a senior at Frazier Mountain High School.

“He said when you sign up to serve in the military, you are signing a blank check to your country. You know that the price could be your life,” Duhm said.
The student body of FMHS took hardened veterans by surprise on Friday, May…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

Photo captions:

Photo above: Frazier Mountain High School students held a Salute to Veterans rally to give heartfelt thanks to those who served.

Above: Katie Duhm pins a poppy the class made to her grandfather’s coat. Right: Jerry Galang and the other veterans walk from the luncheon through a line of applauding students, and then into the gymnasium where even more students erupt into a standing ovation, waving flags, and saying ‘Thank You.’

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