Veterans Day Celebration at Port Allegany Elementary School
The annual Port Allegany Elementary School Veterans Day Celebration was held Monday morning at the school. The two part ceremony began outside in the parking lot of the school. Elementary Principal Greg Oliver welcomed the Veterans and Student Body. Participating with Mr. Oliver in the outdoor ceremony were Pastor and Veteran J.T. Madison, Boy Scouts under the direction of Boy Scout Leader Nick Valentine, Veteran Marcus Borowsky and the Port Allegany Honor Guard. Speaker for the outdoor part of the ceremony was Vince Berrettini. The indoor ceremony began with the introduction of over 60 Veterans including speaker Lieutenant Colonel Joseph G. Keary. The Elementary Ensembly sang the Star Spangled Banner under the direction of Jen Guncheon. After a video presentation, the student body sang America the Beautiful. Veterans and the students who invited them to the Veterans Day Celebration visited and had photos taken before the Veterans were invited to the Gator Den for refreshments.