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Tampa Bay students honor veterans with ceremony
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Tampa Bay students honor veterans with ceremony

Veterans were honored at two separate events Monday in Palm Harbor. Curlew Hills Memory Gardens held a Veterans Day ceremony that included an honor guard and choral music.

Later in the day, Palm Harbor Middle School students had their own Veterans Day event, which included music, a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office helicopter ride, a wall of remembrance and special speakers.

Dunedin High School Jr. ROTC members, from far to near, Kelsey Christopher, 17, Bethany Lindemann, 16, Jonathan Brown, 15, and Nolan Fehr, 17, present colors during the 40th annual Veterans Day Salute on Monday, November 11, 2024 at Palm Harbor Middle School in Palm Harbor.
Dunedin High School Jr. ROTC members, far to near, Kelsey Christopher, 17, Bethany Lindemann, 16, Jonathan Brown, 15, and Nolan Fehr, 17, present colors during the 40th annual Veterans Day Salute on Monday, November 11, 2024 at Palm Harbor Middle School in Palm Harbor. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times )

U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Silver Star recipient Alan Elfman, 93, of New Port Richey, displays his Silver Star during the Veteran's Day service Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens in Palm Harbor.
U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Silver Star recipient Alan Elfman, 93, of New Port Richey, displays his Silver Star during the Veteran’s Day service Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens in Palm Harbor. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times )

Seventh-grader Alayna Cladwell, 13, places carnations in honor of four relatives whose names are inscribed on the Palm Harbor Middle School Wall of Remembrance during the 40th annual Salute on Veteran's Day, Monday, November 11, 2024, at Palm Harbor School.
Seventh-grader Alayna Cladwell, 13, places carnations in honor of four relatives whose names are inscribed on the Palm Harbor Middle School Wall of Remembrance during the 40th annual Salute on Veteran’s Day, Monday, November 11, 2024, at Palm Harbor School. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times )

Logan Rice, 12, holds a bouquet of carnations for his father, Steve Rice, who served 12 years in the US Marine Corps, while attending the 40th annual Day Palm Harbor Middle School Veterans on Monday, November 11, 2024, at Palm Harbor School.
Logan Rice, 12, holds a bouquet of carnations for his father, Steve Rice, who served 12 years in the US Marine Corps, while attending the 40th annual Day Palm Harbor Middle School Veterans on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at Palm Harbor School. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times )

Members of the Palm Harbor Middle School orchestra and choir recite the Pledge of Allegiance during the 40th annual Veteran's Day Salute Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at the school in Palm Harbor.
Members of the Palm Harbor Middle School orchestra and choir recite the Pledge of Allegiance during the 40th annual Veteran’s Day Salute Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at the school in Palm Harbor. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times )

A Pinellas County Sheriff's Office helicopter flies over Palm Harbor Middle School's 40th annual Veteran's Day Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at the school in Palm Harbor.
A Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office helicopter flies over Palm Harbor Middle School’s 40th annual Veteran’s Day Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at the school in Palm Harbor. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times )

Children gather in the courtyard of Palm Harbor Middle School as they participate in the 40th annual Veteran's Day Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at the Palm Harbor school.
Children gather in the courtyard of Palm Harbor Middle School as they participate in the 40th annual Veteran’s Day Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at the Palm Harbor school. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times )

Eighth-grader Rhys Jones taps to close out Palm Harbor Middle School's 40th annual Veteran's Day Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at the school in Palm Harbor.
Eighth-grader Rhys Jones taps to close out Palm Harbor Middle School’s 40th annual Veteran’s Day Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at the school in Palm Harbor. (DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times )