The Veterans Day Field of Honor at Blue Jacket Park is in place for the next several days. Bellefontaine High School students and staff placed more than 600 flags honoring local veterans Friday.
Each flag showcases the name of a veteran or active service member and their branch in the military, as submitted by students, staff, and family members.
The project was a collaborative effort, as the Bellefontaine Joint Recreation District put together the grid for the flags, which are on the high school soccer practice field. The joint recreation district is also providing lighting over the flags each night. Bellefontaine Elementary School printed the names of each veteran or active service member and students from the Chieftain Pride Lab and community service classes at Bellefontaine High School helped with the project.
BHS Principal Cliff Core said, “I cannot thank veterans enough. To me, this is just one small way of giving back.”
The flags will remain on display until Friday, November 15th.
