For the last two years,we have asked area high school students to write open letters to veterans.
This year, we asked seniors from the Chandler High School band, the Meeker Bulldogs, the Stroud Tigers and the Chandler Lions.
Here are their letters:
Riley Smith, Stroud
Dear Veterans, Thank you for all your sacrifices you have made to keep us alive, protected, and free. Thank you for also risking and changing your lives in so many ways.
Riley Smith
Haylie Thomas-Wilson, Chandler Dear Veterans, I want to thank you for your service.
I also want to thank you for all the long days and work you have put into saving our country.
We wouldn’t have what we have today if it weren’t for your bravery and strength.
Love, Haylie Thomas-Wilson
Bobby Brooks, Meeker
First off, I would like to say thank you.
Thank y’all for fighting for our freedom. Without y’all we wouldn’t be safe, y’all are the heart of this country.
It takes real courage to leave everything behind and go off and fight for your country!
Once again, thank you for fighting for our freedom.
Bobby Brooks
Peyton Gaylord, Stroud
Dear Veterans, I want to express my appreciation for your selfless service to our country.
Your commitment to defending our freedom is deeply appreciated. Your sacrifices and dedication have made a great impact on our nation and we are forever grateful.
Your courage in the face of adversity has inspired us all.
Thank you for being the true heroes for our nation.
Peyton Gaylord
Tanner Cody, Meeker Thank you veterans for your sacrifices and protecting us and our country and defending our rights.
Thank you for being an inspiration and a role model, and thank you for your dedication, hard work and bravery.
It means a lot to me for those who have and who are fighting for us.
Thanks to all you veterans we have peace in America and we are free.
I am forever grateful.
Tanner Cody
Harley Cole Chandler
Dear Veterans, This November 11th I am so honored to say “Thank you, Veterans.”
Your sacrifices and service have made our lives as we know them possible.
I believe I speak for us all when I say we are so grateful and thankful. You are the people that have made, and make, our country The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.
This Veterans Day I hold you all close to my heart and in my thoughts.
To the Veterans that hold an extra special place in my heart: Great-Grandpa Gerald Munn and Jared Blackwell, Thank you and I love you.
Harley Cole
Cameron Stewart, Stroud
Dear Veterans, Thank y’all so much for your service. If it weren’t for y’all this country would not be like it is today. You veterans have something most people do not “bravery”. So thank you guys for all that you do and most of all thank you for your service.
Cameron Stewart
Evan Yates, Chandler
Dear Veterans, Thank you so very much for your time and the sacrifices you have made for this country.
I truly am grateful for everything our armed forces do to keep us safe, to uphold our democracy, and to defend our way of life.
This country would be nothing without the fearless men and women who serve us and put everything on the line.
Your selfless sacrifices to this country should always be upheld and recognized by every American.
Thank you, Evan Yates
Corbin Hollon, Chandler
Dear Veterans, Thank you for your service. Thank you for your sacrifices for our country. Thank you for your bravery and courage. I am very grateful for your service.
Corbin Hollon
Jaxton Raper, Chandler
Dear Veterans, Thank you for your sacrifices. What you do for this country doesn’t go unnoticed. I am very grateful for what you do.
Jaxton Raper
Kayde Massey, Meeker
To all the veterans out there, thank you for laying your life out on the line for your country, your family and friends.
It takes a lot for someone to go do what y’all had to do and it doesn’t go unnoticed.
The sacrifices y’all made to keep our country safe and free takes a lot out of someone.
Not everyone is able to do the things you had to do and for that I am so thankful.
Kayde Massey Austin Gregory, Chandler
Dear Veterans, Thank you for your service.
Thank you for all that you have done for us to have freedom in this great nation that we all get to call our own.
I do not have the words to express how grateful we are that your duty is to protect us from all threats, foreign and domestic.
Thank you for everything that you have sacrificed so that we have the ability to keep our freedoms in the great United States of America!
May God bless you and your families, Austin Gregory Kyland Grady Meeker
I think it’s really important to show our gratitude and appreciation for our veterans.
They have made incredible sacrifices for our country.
Kyland Grady
Taylor Rozell, Stroud
Dear Veterans I sincerely thank you for all that you have done. Our great country would not be the same without people like you all. Freedom wouldn’t be a thing without your hard work and commitments. So thank you.
Taylor Rozell Kaled Foster, Chandler
Dear Veterans, Thank you for the sacrifices you made for this country. With my parents also being veterans, this day means a lot. I am forever thankful for their sacrifice for their loved ones and people they don’t even know. You guys made the ultimate sacrifice for this country and its people. Thank you, veterans!
Kaled Foster
Carson Clagg, Chandler
To the veterans, Saying thank you is nowhere near enough to repay you for the sacrifices you have made.
Thank you so much for sticking up for the people of America. I’m eternally grateful for everything you all do. Thanks to you, I can go to the school I want, and say the things I believe. Once again, thank you all. God bless America.
Carson Clagg
Ajay Lynch, Meeker
On Veterans Day, we honor and thank the brave men and women who have selflessly served our country, protecting our freedoms and ensuring our safety.
Your sacrifice and dedication are deeply appreciated.
Thank you for your service!
Ajay Lynch
Jacob Campbell, Meeker
Hey there, just wanted to take a moment to say a big thank you to all the Veterans out there.
Your bravery and sacrifice are truly appreciated.
Jacob Campbell