Post by Jeanne Sager
Walk into any elementary school classroom today, and the Flag Day celebration will probably look about the same. The kids may have a little song about Old Glory. Maybe they'll use some crayons on a coloring page of the stars and stripes. But here's betting none of them will have quite the in-your-face lesson that the kindergarten class at Live Oak Elementary School got recently thanks to a member of our nation's military. The 5-year-olds were singing about Flag Day when in walked a man who helps keep the nation's symbol flying above our heads: Marine Staff Sgt. Juan Estrada home from Afghanistan to surprise his son Michael. He popped up in the classroom for a tearjerking military homecoming and incredible lesson for elementary schoolers all in one. Check this one out (but grab your tissues first):![]()
Walk into any elementary school classroom today, and the Flag Day celebration will probably look about the same. The kids may have a little song about Old Glory. Maybe they'll use some crayons on a coloring page of the stars and stripes. But here's betting none of them will have quite the in-your-face lesson that the kindergarten class at Live Oak Elementary School got recently thanks to a member of our nation's military. The 5-year-olds were singing about Flag Day when in walked a man who helps keep the nation's symbol flying above our heads: Marine Staff Sgt. Juan Estrada home from Afghanistan to surprise his son Michael. He popped up in the classroom for a tearjerking military homecoming and incredible lesson for elementary schoolers all in one. Check this one out (but grab your tissues first):