PHOTO GALLERY: Braden River salutes veterans
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By
Pam Eubanks
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| 5:00 a.m. November 7, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Braden River salutes veterans
Veterans of all military branches attended the event.
Teacher Christopher Brown, a veteran, shared the history of Veterans Day.
Southeast High School's Andrew Klein filmed the ceremony for Southeast’s worldwide Internet broadcast of the ceremony.
The choir sang a patriotic medley.
Widemir Saint-Juste and Diana Kovalenko, seventh-grade students, performed with the choir.
Marine Corp. veteran and Manatee County Schools Board Member Dave Miner led students in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Orchestra student Ashley Danko and her classmates played "America the Beautiful."
Ben Soto played "America the Beautiful" on the cello.
Orchestra student Monica Cruz is in seventh grade.
Sasha Khatami shared the history of the yellow ribbon, as it pertains to military service.
Nicole Rios, Mina Quesen, Courtney Pope and art teacher Heidi Enneking unveiled the school’s new tile artwork honoring veterans.
Erin Waters played taps to conclude the ceremony.
Student Chloe Sciarrone took a picture of the tile honoring her stepfather, veteran Christopher Schulte.
Kalaina Hintze designed the main art for the mosaic.
