{"id":5476,"date":"2019-11-27T07:50:16","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T12:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/?p=5476"},"modified":"2019-12-09T10:27:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T15:27:24","slug":"veterans-day-recap-interview-with-a-veteran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thseagleseye.com\/?p=5476","title":{"rendered":"Veteran’s Day Recap & Interview with a Veteran"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joshua Dubreuil ’20
\nEE\u00a0<\/em>Sports Editor<\/span><\/p>\n

Neya Kidambi ’22
\nEE\u00a0<\/em>Features Editor
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

On Veterans Day, Trumbull High School organized an assembly where twelfth graders and some staff members were able to recognize veterans who served in the military.\u00a0 The program started with an introduction from the staff and the emcee, and then all of the veterans introduced themselves, stated what year they served in, as well as what branch of the military they served in.\u00a0 Later in the program, newly re-elected first select-women Mrs. Vicki Tesoro spoke about Veteran\u2019s Day and what it meant to her.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Trumbull High School Chamber Singers sang two songs: \u201cThe Star Spangled Banner\u201d and \u201cThank You Soldiers\u201d, followed by the Trumbull High School Band who also played two songs. Before the band\u2019s main event, they were introduced by Senior Nicholas Siwanowicz, who performed \u201cTaps\u201d on the trumpet.\u00a0 Following this solo, the band played \u201cGod Bless America\u201d and \u201cService Salute\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Interview With a Veteran<\/strong><\/p>\n

Neya: \u201cWhat\u2019s your fondest Veterans Day memory?”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Doyle: \u201cMy fondest Veterans Day memory is when my daughters made me homemade cards in school that thanked me for being a veteran.\u00a0 Those little personal cards always make the day special.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Neya: \u201cWhat\u2019s your favorite part about being a veteran, and what does it mean to you?\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Doyle: \u201cI am part of a very exclusive group, so there’s about half of one percent of the population that actually serves, so it\u2019s a very exclusive group.\u00a0 It means a bunch of different things to me. For me as a parent, it\u2019s important because I want my daughters to realize the value of service to others or service to one’s country, as a teacher it means something similar, on a personal level it represents a time in my life that was very challenging but it helped me focus so it allows me to reflect back on that time in a positive way.\u00a0 But there’s all different levels to me being a veteran. For some people it\u2019s a symbol of their patriotism and things like that, and that’s not the case necessarily with me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Neya: \u201cDo you feel that as a veteran, you have gained something from it, which other people don\u2019t get from their regular lives?\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Doyle: \u201cYes, especially if you deploy, you start looking at the world differently and you start coming to appreciate the things that you have in your life here in the United States.\u00a0 Because as messed up as things can be at times, and as angry and dissatisfied as we get, and those feelings are still real, but when you compare it to how others live in the world, then you really realize how privileged we are.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Neya: “Did you decide to go into the military because it was a personal choice, or did you feel like you had to because of your family?”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Doyle: No, my dad didn’t want me to go at all because he served in Vietnam.\u00a0 I wanted to do it and I signed up at the end of my junior year, and I just wanted to do it for myself, and I was the eldest of the brothers so my two brothers followed in those footsteps and my cousins were also younger than me so they did the same.\u00a0 My dad did not want me to join at all and my grandparents didn’t really talk about it all that much either.<\/span><\/p>\n

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