GOSHEN – The Spartan Battalion JROTC from Florida Union Free School District honored veterans by placing American flags at their graves at the Orange County Veterans Cemetery in Goshen on Thursday.

Veterans Day will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 11.

“I think it’s important to get out and do things in the community,” said Cadet Nicholas Lyons. “We’re learning about civil readiness. That’s all about what you can do to help people around you who might need it.”

Earlier this month, Lyons spent time volunteering at the Florida Community Food Pantry where he assisted in organizing and shelving various items to go to families in need.

As students worked together to ensure every veteran was honored, they rotated through three different roles: counting and grouping the flags, using a metal

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