Austin Riddell, a fourth-grader at Redbud Run Elementary School in Winchester, Va., at a Veterans Day event he puts together with his mother, on Nov. 11, 2021. Courtesy of Pegah Fowler
FREDERICK COUNTY, Va.—Veterans Day is a “very special day” for Austin Riddell, a fourth-grader at Redbud Run Elementary School in Winchester, Virginia.
“It’s a day set aside to recognize bravery, courage, selflessness, a day to show our military veterans that our country loves them,” the 8-year-old said.
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