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TAYLORVILLE—Lynn Durham, an organizer of the event and staff member, talks to the Taylorville VFW members before the annual Veterans Day Breakfast ceremonies began Monday morning at the Taylorville Jr. High School. The breakfast has been hosted for three years, and this year has had roughly 100 people in attendance, the largest turnout the event has seen so far. Durham said they started hosting the event because they thought it was important to recognize veterans in the community.
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TAYLORVILLE—Jacob Fixsal, a member of the Taylorville VFW, waits to present the flag during the annual Veterans Day Breakfast Monday morning at the Taylorville Jr. High School. The breakfast also included performances from the Jr. High choir and band as well as speeches from students.
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TAYLORVILLE—Members of the Taylorville VFW salute the flag as the Taylorville Jr. High School choir and audience members sang the National Anthem during the annual Veterans Day Breakfast Monday morning at the Taylorville Jr. High School.
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TAYLORVILLE—Audience members clap as veterans stood or waved when Eric Bruder, principal, read their names in recognition of their service Monday morning at the Taylorville Jr. High School.
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TAYLORVILLE—Jean Ninmer, band and choir director, leads the Taylorville Jr. High School choir members as they sing “God Bless America” during the annual Veterans Day Breakfast Monday morning at the Taylorville Jr. High School.
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TAYLORVILLE—Madelyn Likes reads “How I am Inspired by America” written by Jett Mormon during the annual Veterans Day Breakfast Monday morning at the Taylorville Jr. High School. The essay was written for the VFW Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest where students are challenged to write an essay on the theme “How are you inspired by America?”
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TAYLORVILLE—Members of the Taylorville Jr. High School band play “God Bless the USA” during the annual Veterans Day Breakfast Monday morning at the Taylorville Jr. High School.
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TAYLORVILLE—Noah Barnes holds up a sign for each military branch as the Taylorville Jr. High School band plays “Armed Forces on Parade” during the annual Veterans Day Breakfast Monday morning at the Taylorville Jr. High School. Veterans stood as their branch march was played by the band.
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TAYLORVILLE—Members of the Taylorville Jr. High School student council, Abigail Carlile, Julie Wayman and Vivian Smith, hold up the American flag and military branch flags as veterans and their families line up behind their respective branch for the Heroes Walk during the annual Veterans Day Breakfast Monday morning at the Taylorville Jr. High School.
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TAYLORVILLE—Amber McLean (left), student council Co-Sponser, claps with students as veterans, and their families, walk through the school for the Heroes Walk during the annual Veterans Day Breakfast Monday morning at the Taylorville Jr. High School.
TAYLORVILLE—Members of the Taylorville Jr. High School student council, Abigail Carlile, Julie Wayman and Vivian Smith, hold up the American flag and military branch flags as veterans and their families line up behind their respective branch for the Heroes Walk during the annual Veterans Day Breakfast Monday morning at the Taylorville Jr. High School.
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TAYLORVILLE—Students and staff clap as veterans and their families walk through the school for the Heroes Walk during the annual Veterans Day Breakfast Monday morning at the Taylorville Jr. High School. During the walk, students held up signs tanking veterans for their service.
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TAYLORVILLE–Student council members hold a U.S Navy service flag for veterans who served in the Navy during their Heroes Walk at the annual Veterans Day breakfast in Taylorville Jr. High School Monday morning. One of the organizers of the event, Lynn Durham, said the school had raised about $1,300 for the Field of Flags charity fund, which supports disabled veterans and sends American flags to participating schools and organizations. The Field of Flags sent the school around 120 American flags to put in front of the school.
