Celebrating Opa, a Vietnam veteran

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Olivia's Essay honoring her grandfather.

Olivia and Isabella, 6 years old, celebrated their grandfather, Opa, a Vietnam veteran, on Veterans Day by creating a written piece and work of art honoring him. They created these pieces in response to a school contest that asked them what “The Heroes Around Us” meant to them.

Jennifer Leo (mother)
Williston Park

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