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Waubonsie Valley's Veterans Assembly
Reported by Rudy_Keller@ipsd.org on 11/2/09
On Monday, November 9, Waubonsie Valley High School will be hosting an assembly to honor our Veterans and those men and women currently serving our Country. The assembly starts at 7:45 am and will be followed by Veterans being guest speakers in classrooms throughout the school day.
Assembly Program
Welcome
Presentation Of Colors - Judd Kendall VFW
National Anthem - Jim Cornelison, Chicago Lyric Opera, Chicago Blackhawks
Video Clips - Famous Speeches
Recognition of Waubonsie Alumni
Recognition of Waubonsie Staff and Family Members
America The Beautiful - Symphony Band
Armed Services Salute - Symphony Band
Recognition of Waubonsie Staff Veterans
My Country Tis Of Thee - Varsity Singers
Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Varsity Singers
Introduction of Keynote Speaker - Mayor Tom Weisner, Aurora
Keynote Speaker - Lieutenant General Randall Rigby, U.S. Army
Proud To Be An American - Chris Allison, Class of 2010
Recognition of Lance Corporal Joshua Mooi, USMC - Mayor George Pradel (USMC), Naperville
Recognition of Sergeant David Caruso, USMC - WVHS, Class of 1998
Amazing Grace - Officer Rick Drozdowski, Bagpipes
Taps
Dismissal
Throughout the remainder of the day we have a variety of Veterans speaking to students in break out sessions. These sessions will be filled by students from classes in our Social Studies Department.
Guest Speakers
Lt. General Rigby, Army-Vietnam, Korea, Germany, Alaska
Jerry Hill, Army-Vietnam (Former WVHS Staff Member)
Dan Woulfe, Air Force-Iraq (WVHS Staff Member)
Scott McCloy, Army-Afghanistan (WVHS Student Alumni)
Kevin Mack, USMC-Iraq (WVHS Student Alumni)
Dwight Lund, Army, WWII
Dan Leonard, USMC, Vietnam
George Hood, USMC, Aleutian Islands, Western Pacific
Tandalaya White, Navy (WVHS Staff Member)
Jimmie Jacobs, Air Force (WVHS Staff Member---still active)
Harry Miller, Army, Afghanistan
Randall L. Rigby Bio (pdf)
Lance Corporal Joshua Mooi Navy Cross Presentation (pdf)
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