Russ Horr, father of Mt. Erie Elementary School student Ryan Horr, was a featured speaker Thursday morning at a school-wide Veterans Day assembly. The assembly was held the day before Veterans Day as school will be closed for the holiday.

Student Madison Grace Berris, daughter of parents who are military veterans, delivered a speech including a list of ways to honor a veteran. Also on hand for the event was a color guard from Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. Several dozen children at the Anacortes school have parents who are serving in the U.S. Navy. Other branches of the U.S. military were represented, and there were a number of veterans from past eras.