Veterans Day Ceremony taking place at SBHS

Jhony Hernandez, Contributor • December 7, 2023

SGM Lodgsdon, patrolling and on the look out for the safety of the following members of JROTC

Last Thursday, 30 people from the Hollywood community came together to celebrate and honor U.S. veterans during a Veteren’s Day Ceremony at SBHS.

The ceremony took place at SBHS in the big gym, where we honor the veterans who serve in the military.

We escorted veterans in the into media center where they were treated with a traditional eggs, bacon, and hash brown breakfast. Once they were done eating, one veterans was grateful and said, “Thank you for the breakfast. Great way to start off my day.” Another veteran also said “Breakfast was amazing, Thank you.”

Next, we escorted the veterans to big gym where the ceremony would be hosted. We started off with color guard presenting the colors followed by the pledge of alliance and then the national anthem will be sang by one of our lovely cadets C/CPT Claire Clemons.

One of our instructors said “We were surprised of how many people from the community showed up” and I said “Yeah, this a very special moments for the veterans.”

We reached out to a couple clubs that work with us in the past and we thought it would’ve been a nice idea if we invited them to the ceremony. So we reach out to “Journalism” which they took pictures of the event. “We thanked them for that”.

This event was to commemorate, remember and thank our veterans for their service.

We also did a wreath ceremony of all the services to thank each branch of the military which included the Army, Marines, Navy, and Coast guard.

Next, Taps was play by one of the marching band members, “Brandon Lopez” he said “he was nervous because it was his first trim playing in front of a big crowed and everyone was looking at him. But he did great he did awesome everybody loved it he did amazing.

Let this be seen as a sign in remembrance of all the men and women who have selflessly fought to protect our nation.

On behalf of South Broward High School, and our JROTC Program we are honored to present Veterans with a small token of appreciation for your dedication and service to our nation.

Finally to conclude the ceremony, thank you to our honorable Veterans for coming out to celebrate Veterans Day with the Bulldawg Battalion here at South Broward High School. We appreciate your service and once again thank you for everything.

Donate to Bulldog Bark

$1000

Contributed

Our Goal

Your donation will support the student journalists of South Broward High School. Your contribution will allow us to purchase equipment and cover our annual website hosting costs.

About the Contributor

Jhony Hernandez, Contributor

Jhony Hernandez is a senior at South Broward, and jumped at the chance to join Journalism when he heard who the teacher was. "Ms. Mayorga is my favorite at school, so of course I signed up," he said. Hernandez grew up in Caracas, Venezuela. When he was 9 he moved to the USA because his country was dangerous and his parents did not want him to live there. "It would have been bad if I went to high school there," he said. He is also a member of the Bulldog's baseball team, quickly fitting in and earning the nickname "Chucky." "I dressed like Chucky for Halloween and they all thought that was funny," said Hernandez. Hernandez has a wide range of music he likes, most recently country. "It's all we can play at practice since there's usually no curse words," he said. One of his favorite hobbies is watching movies, and the one he rewatches most is "Salt." The movie by Evenly Salt is about the CIA. "It's great because I want to be part of the CIA in the future," said Hernandez. He also enjoys the beach, traveling, and any activity he can do with his friends. He finds it easy to be accepted by those around him. "I just have an outgoing personality," he said.