{"id":34441,"date":"2023-11-07T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=34441"},"modified":"2023-11-08T17:07:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T17:07:28","slug":"arnn-elementary-students-hear-veteran-stories-for-school-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=34441","title":{"rendered":"Arnn Elementary students hear veteran stories for school project"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Chagoll Brown, right, an Army veteran, answers questions about her military service from Arnn Elementary School students at Sagamihara Family Housing Area, Japan, Nov. 7, 2023. Several current and former military members volunteered to be interviewed as part of a school project in honor of Veterans Day.
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SAGAMIHARA FAMILY HOUSING AREA, Japan \u2013 As his daughter becomes more curious about the world, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eddie Saldarini said she will often ask questions about his military service and that of others who have served before him.<\/p>\n

Saldarini, a support operations maintenance officer assigned to the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, plans to retire soon after a long career that saw him deploy four times to Afghanistan and Iraq.<\/p>\n

While in Germany for his previous assignment, he said he would take his daughter, now 13, to visit former concentration camps and other historical sites to learn about the history of World War II.<\/p>\n

The trips, and later an opportunity for her to personally thank a WWII veteran during a random encounter, eventually made his daughter want to better understand her father\u2019s own service, he said.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Saldarini and other current and former service members briefly shared their military stories to groups of fourth graders at Arnn Elementary School here as part of a Veterans Day project.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like history is important,\u201d he said of why he volunteered for the project. \u201cMaybe it will spark conversations with [the students\u2019] loved ones when they get home, just like it did for my daughter, and it continues to do as she gets older and wants to learn more about what Dad does.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Charlotte Hansen, a fourth grader, was one of the students who interviewed Saldarini for the project that included a list of questions, such as when and where the veterans served and their best memory in the military.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s good to honor Veterans Day, because these veterans came in here today to teach us about what they did or why they served,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s important because we could learn so much from them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another student, Jessica Foxe, said the project was a great way for the students to show their appreciation to all of those who have defended the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people went to war and helped their country,\u201d she said, \u201cso I think it\u2019s important to celebrate and thank them for doing that for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Htet Lin, a former infantryman who served seven years, recalled his 18-month deployment to Iraq, where he conducted a range of missions from convoy security and route clearance to cordon and search operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are already from military families, so they had a good idea of the military,\u201d he said of the students. \u201cThey just wanted to know what other people do in the military.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lin, now an operations assistant at the Camp Zama Golf Course, said speaking with the students was refreshing since they took an interest in what the veterans had to say.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good experience,\u201d he said. \u201cI wish a lot [more veterans would do this], so the kids could have a variety of input or knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n

While somewhat brief, Lin believed the hourlong interviews still provided students a glimpse into what it\u2019s like to serve the nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope they can get inspired from it,\u201d he said, \u201cand maybe one day they will sign up for the military and serve their country honorably.\u201d<\/p>\n

Related links:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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USAG Japan official website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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