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Area veterans honored during Veterans Day ceremonies at schools across Routt County

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John F. Russell

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Veterans Leif Myhre, Win Dermody and Jim Stanko are framed by the passing American flag during a program at Strawberry Park Elementary School on Tuesday.
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Veterans attending a program at Strawberry Park Elementary School were honored during a Veterans Day celebration on Tuesday. Strawberry Park and Soda Creek elementary schools both invited veterans to come to special programs on the holiday, and South Routt Elementary School and Hayden High School also held special events recognizing those who have served in the armed forces. The final program of the week will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sleeping Giant School.
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Soda Creek Elementary School music teacher Jake Gasau leads the school’s fifth-grade class through a Veterans Day program honoring veterans for their service on Tuesday.
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Strawberry Park Elementary School fifth-grader Mackenzie Fox-Behling is hugged by her grandfather, Army veteran Tom Fox, during a Veterans Day program on Tuesday. Fox-Behling called her grandfather up from the audience to introduce and honor him.
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Students at South Routt Elementary School wave American flags while singing “Oh, I Love America” as part of a Veterans Day Program at South Routt Elementary School in Yampa on Tuesday.
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Anmerican Legion Bird-Howe Post 189 members Gary Burkholder, Joe Edwards, Christina Kelley and Dan Neilson, shown from left, post the colors for a Veterans Day celebration in Yampa on Tuesday.
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Veterans Leif Myhre, Win Dermody and Jim Stanko are framed by the passing American flag during a program at Strawberry Park Elementary School on Tuesday. Strawberry Park was one of several Routt County schools to invite veterans into the school to be honored during Veterans Day programs.
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Strawberry Park Elementary School music teacher Corinne Sommerfeld leads the school’s fifth-grade class through a Veterans Day program honoring veterans for their service on Tuesday.
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Soroco High School junior Ralee Clyncke plays taps as part of a Veterans Day ceremony in Yampa on Tuesday. The annual event recognized the veterans from the community for their service as part of our country’s armed forces.
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Col. Matt Bershinsky, who served with the U.S. Army and is currently active with the Air Force, salutes the American flag during a program honoring veterans at Soda Creek Elementary on Tuesday.
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Strawberry Park Elementary School students sing during a special Veterans Day ceremony on Tuesday. Strawberry Park was one of several Routt County schools to invite veterans into the school to be honored during programs.
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Veteran Cesare Rosati applauds after fifth-graders finish a song as part of the Veterans Day Program at Strawberry Park Elementary School on Tuesday.
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Steamboat Springs veteran Ron Shively introduces himself at Strawberry Park Elementary School during a Veterans Day program on Tuesday.
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Fifth-graders at Soda Creek Elementary school perform as part of a Veterans Day program for veterans and the audience inside the school’s gym on Tuesday.
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Fifth-graders at Soda Creek Elementary School wave flags during a Veterans Day program honoring veterans for their service on Tuesday.
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John F. Russell is the business reporter at the Steamboat Pilot & Today. To reach him, call 970-871-4209, email jrussell@SteamboatPilot.com or follow him on Twitter @Framp1966.

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