Leo students see faces of war

Leo students see faces of war
Vietnam Memorial replica coming to school.
By Sarah Janssen
The lights switched off and a photo was projected on the wall of a group of men, Vietnam veterans, most with thick hair and mustaches.

“Which one was shot in the leg four times?” asked one student. His history teacher at Leo Junior-Senior High School, Mike Lance, pointed to the photo. “This guy,” he said.

On Friday, Lance finished the Vietnam War lecture he began earlier this week to the seventh-grade class.

Teachers at Leo have incorporated the war into English and history lessons throughout the week to prepare students for the arrival of a traveling half-size replica of the Vietnam War Memorial wall called the Wall That Heals and the accompanying Agent Orange Quilt of Tears. Both honor veterans who died in the war or from complications and injuries from the war.

See exhibit

♦The Wall That Heals and the Agent Orange Quilt of Tears will be on display 24 hours a day 6 p.m. Wednesday-dusk Sunday at Leo Junior-Senior High School, 14600 Amstutz Road.

♦The Wall That Heals will be in the south lot of Leo and the Agent Orange Quilt of Tears will be in the front entryway of the school.

♦An opening ceremony honoring local fallen soldiers will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

♦A traveling museum and information center will be available.

Leo students see faces of war