2016 - 2017 Veteran's Day Contest

Eli Smart: Poetry Winner

Veteran’s Day Program

November 10th 2016

Veteran’s Day Contest 2016 - 2017

Read By: Gracie Gilchriest, Junior Editor.

The Courage of a Soldier

A soldier’s courage is the foundation of his heart

A soldier is daring, dauntless, determined

They have guts, grit, and gallantry

All that describe a soldier who’s been through a war

A soldier’s courage is like the backbone of a baby buffalo,

It never leaves once it’s formed.

A soldier is a shepherd who protects his sheep

Someone who is skilled to do the job.

When a soldier comes home from war

The memories like ink on paper

Will never go away

When the fantastic flag flies,

It acknowledges all the veterans who had the courage to fight

When people kneel during the American Anthem,

You are saying that you don’t care about those veterans

And what they had to go through for your freedom

The courage of a soldier

Is like the foundation of a house

Built wrong, the entire house falls

Next time you hear the national anthem,

Remember all of those who have served for you and I.

Dylan Hart: Essay Winner

Veteran’s Day Program

November 10th 2016

Veteran’s Day Contest 2016 - 2017

Read By: Sarah Harper, Senior Editor.

The Courage of a Soldier

Works Cited

"Go to Bing Homepage." Veterans+day. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2016.

Daniel Elizondo. "Silsbee High School Veterans Program." Facebook, The Silsbee Bee. 11 Nov. 2016.

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