Fannin Middle School students honor veterans

VETERANS REMEMBERED

  • Valerie French places a flag at a veteran’s headstone in J.P. Chastain Memorial Park.
    Valerie French places a flag at a veteran’s headstone in J.P. Chastain Memorial Park.
  • Emery Collins, standing, and Ayla Walton are listening to specific instructions as Ayla places a flag at the headstone of a veteran in J.P. Chastain Memorial Park. Fannin County Middle School students placed nearly 400 flags last Wednesday.
    Emery Collins, standing, and Ayla Walton are listening to specific instructions as Ayla places a flag at the headstone of a veteran in J.P. Chastain Memorial Park. Fannin County Middle School students placed nearly 400 flags last Wednesday.
  • Lukas Pack shows his respect for a deceased veteran as Mackenzie Duvall, Emma Chambers and Lauren Waters search a row of headstones for a veteran to honor. All are students at Fannin County Middle School.
    Lukas Pack shows his respect for a deceased veteran as Mackenzie Duvall, Emma Chambers and Lauren Waters search a row of headstones for a veteran to honor. All are students at Fannin County Middle School.
  • Kyle Allen places a flag at J.P. Chastain Memorial Park in Blue Ridge as veterans are honored for Memorial Day.
    Kyle Allen places a flag at J.P. Chastain Memorial Park in Blue Ridge as veterans are honored for Memorial Day.
  • Abigail Waters and Madison Queen heard about Bobby Franklin’s ultimate sacrifice during the Global War on Terrorism from Dwight Kay. Franklin, 38, was killed August 20, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq, when the vehicle he was riding in was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED). Franklin, of Mineral Bluff, served with Detachment 2 of the 210th Military Police Company based in Murphy, North Carolina. He had been called to active duty as part of Iraqi Freedom. He left behind a wife and two children.
    Abigail Waters and Madison Queen heard about Bobby Franklin’s ultimate sacrifice during the Global War on Terrorism from Dwight Kay. Franklin, 38, was killed August 20, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq, when the vehicle he was riding in was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED). Franklin, of Mineral Bluff, served with Detachment 2 of the 210th Military Police Company based in Murphy, North Carolina. He had been called to active duty as part of Iraqi Freedom. He left behind a wife and two children.
    Christy Kay is determined that area veterans will be honored and their sacrifices remembered. Fueled by that determination, she organized the American flag display that stands at the corn...

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