Students at St. Johns Academy talked face-to-face with a pilot in Iraq

Students in Ms. Mahan first-grade got to see that Flat Stanley made it to Iraq to visit some soldiers.

Soldier In Iraq Speaks To Local 1st-Grade Class

POSTED: Thursday, April 2, 2009
UPDATED: 8:29 pm EDT April 2, 2009

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- A soldier serving the country hundreds of thousands of miles away in Iraq made time for some first-graders in St. Augustine on Thursday.

Students at St. Johns Academy talked face-to-face with a pilot who is overseas. Using a webcam, Lt. Col. Jim Baker told the children about the ups and downs of military life and answered all sorts of questions.

"Do you miss your family?" one student asked.

"Oh yes. That's the one thing about being over here that we agree on, that we miss our family," Baker said.

For the first time, the students got to meet with a helicopter pilot stationed in Iraq. The high-tech visit was conducted via Skype.

"We've got everything from hamburgers and hot dogs, to sandwiches and soup," Baker shared about life overseas.

"It's a good opportunity for us to show our gratitude to him for his sacrifices over there," said first-grade teacher Leah Mahan.
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Soldier In Iraq Speaks To Local 1st-Grade Class