An honor guard from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) fires off a salute at the Fairview City Cemetery. Sanpete County thanked the nation’s veterans in a host of ways on Veterans Day last Thursday, Nov. 11. The American Legion and VFW held tributes in all cemeteries in the county. The Fountain Green Lions Club served dinner to 150 veterans and their spouses. The Ephraim Lions Club put thank you signs on the lawns of veteran homes. Schools held Zoom meetings with veterans or invited them to speak at to assemblies. The entire Gunnison Valley High School student body wore red, white, and blue and had a photo taken with all of them sitting in bleachers in the gym in front of a sign that said, “Thank you veterans.” Photo by Marcy Curtis.
Miss Sanpete Ashtyn Childs and Miss Sanpete’s Outstanding Teen Lakely Brotherson helped the Ft. Green Lion Club put together 150 dinners for veterans and their spouses. Pictured with the girls are Robert and Yvonne Hanson. Photo courtesy of Abby Ivory.
Fountain Green fifth and sixth grade students walked Main Street to the cemetery to raise the flags of military branches on Veterans Day. Photo by Marcy Curtis.
Cindy Shogren, manager of Coffee Depot in Mt. Pleasant (left), retires old flag with help of barista Felicia Spencer (right). The Coffee Depot then raised a new flag, and also gave all veterans a 10-percent discount on Veteran’s Day. Photo by Lloyd Call.